# Huskeys Launches Profiling to Advance Proactive Network Edge Security Huskeys unveils application profiling to unify edge security controls with business intent. - **Source:** [The Next Web](https://brifing.si/source/afe24b20-b275-4c19-b9a6-8bb3c8babae7) - **Published:** 2026-10-14 - **Topic:** [Software & Engineering](https://brifing.si/c/engineering) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/97354ea3-1ce7-4594-9c85-b352244ef8b9 ## Context-Aware Application Security Huskeys introduced Profiling to provide security teams with a dynamic, business-aware view of their web applications and APIs. The platform connects endpoints, real user behavior, existing security tools, and workflows into a unified profile. This architecture helps organizations deploy targeted controls instead of relying entirely on generic, reactive rules. ## Overcoming Security Tool Fragmentation Modern organizations typically deploy disparate third-party tools such as CDNs, bot managers, WAFs, and API platforms. Because each system operates with only partial visibility, security teams face fragmented decision-making. Lacking full application context risks blocking legitimate customer traffic while allowing sophisticated malicious requests to pass through undetected. ## Connecting Activity With Intent Profiling moves beyond standard asset discovery and basic API cataloging by analyzing specific operational endpoints, user identities, and existing protections. Co-Founder and CTO Roy Weisfeld notes that the system shifts security inquiries from inspecting traffic appearance to evaluating operational meaning, tailoring distinct protection per individual application path. ## The Automated Hardening Loop Profiling serves as the core foundation for Huskeys' proprietary Hardening Loop mechanism. The automated process profiles business paths, detects exposure or abuse, and identifies high-impact fixes. Customers retain explicit approval authority before Huskeys applies the recommended controls, after which the platform continuously observes operational impact. ## Targeted Scoping Over Alerts According to Research Team Lead Yotam Mazurik, contextual awareness allows teams to turn detection into application-specific controls rather than managing uncoordinated alerts across disconnected tools. Preparing tailored protections around critical workflows helps enterprises mitigate vulnerabilities proactively before hostile traffic interacts directly with underlying application endpoints. ## Navigating AI Agent Traffic Application defense faces growing complexity as autonomous AI agents execute transactions alongside humans and traditional bots. Huskeys cites Cloudflare data indicating that automated agents and bots generated over half of network web requests. Traffic signals alone no longer distinguish legitimate automated workflows from malicious activity without deep path context. ## Eliminating The Exploit Window The shrinking interval between vulnerability disclosure and active exploitation forces organizations to rethink incident response. Rather than focusing solely on accelerating incident triage, Huskeys advocates for proactive edge hardening. Understanding critical workflows in advance eliminates exposure windows before attacks occur instead of racing against exploitation timelines. ## Advancing Unified Edge Management Currently available in private beta, Huskeys Profiling integrates into its broader Network Edge Security Management strategy. The platform unifies existing CDNs, WAFs, and cloud defenses into an adaptive agentic layer without complex onboarding. The objective remains reducing application vulnerability without disrupting legitimate business transactions. ## Sources covering this story - https://thenextweb.com/news/huskeys-profiling-proactive-network-edge-security — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._