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Buyer Checklists

Tick-box checklists for evaluating AI security platforms, built to tell a connected product from a drawn diagram. Download the PDF directly, no form.

First page of The AI Application Security Buyer Checklist

The AI Application Security Buyer Checklist

67 checks to tell a connected lifecycle from a drawn one

A tick-box checklist for evaluating AI application security platforms. Part 1 tests the three core capabilities Gartner's September 2026 research names: discovery and inventory, security testing, and runtime defense. Part 2 tests what connects them. Part 3 is a ten-step proof-of-value script to run on one of your own agents.

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How to use a checklist

Ask the vendor for each answer in writing, then ask to see it in the product on your own agent. Tick a box only when you have seen it, not when you have been told.

Sections marked as ones a demo cannot fake are where to press hardest: runtime defense, failure behavior, and evidence. Each section also names the red flag to watch for.