# DataDome CEO and Forrester Discuss Bot and Agent Trust Management Landscape

> DataDome's CEO and Forrester analysts discuss the findings of The Forrester Wave: Bot and Agent Trust Management Software, Q2 2026.

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- Beat: Anti-bot & Blocking · Evidence: Primary source · Type/significance: analysis/2 · First seen: 2026-09-07T10:27:05.309425+00:00 · Updated: 2026-09-07T10:27:05.309425+00:00 · Edition: 2026-09-07
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## Briefing
- DataDome: DataDome's CEO and Forrester analysts discuss the findings of The Forrester Wave: Bot and Agent Trust Management Software, Q2 2026.

## Why it matters
This conversation signals that bot and agent trust management is becoming a formalized category with analyst coverage, which helps buyers evaluate vendors and pushes the industry toward standardized approaches. For practitioners, it underscores the growing importance of distinguishing between benign and malicious automated traffic as AI agents proliferate.

## Sources
- Primary source · DataDome · 2026-08-10 — [Key Takeaways From Our Conversation With Forrester on the State of Bot & Agent Trust Management](https://datadome.co/agent-trust-management/key-takeaways-from-our-conversation-with-forrester/)

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Topics: DataDome, Forrester, bot-management, agent-trust, forrester-wave, analyst-report

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