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What Is a Web Application Firewall (WAF)? Definition, Types, Working, and Features

IT Toolbox

A web application firewall (WAF) defends websites by detecting and blocking malicious online activities and attacks. The post What Is a Web Application Firewall (WAF)? Definition, Types, Working, and Features appeared first on Spiceworks.

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The Web Application Firewall Market Is Ripe For Disruption

Forrester IT

Let’s face it: Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) rarely excite the security imagination. WAFs have been ubiquitous for at least 15 years and play an important role in detecting and blocking “OWASP Top 10” application level attacks like SQL injection and cross-site scripting.

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Web Application Firewall Goes Hybrid to Amp Up DDoS Defenses

IT Toolbox

The post Web Application Firewall Goes Hybrid to Amp Up DDoS Defenses appeared first on Spiceworks. DDoS solution has emerged as a promising approach to protecting internet-facing assets from attack. Let's explore why organizations should embrace a hybrid WAF strategy.

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In A Multi-Cloud World, Web Application Firewalls Still Matter

Forrester IT

If you hadn’t thought about web application firewalls (WAFs) in a while, you might think they were an anachronism, a tool of the past that modern application environments don’t bother with. You’d be wrong.

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Cisco firewall upgrade boosts visibility into encrypted traffic

Network World

The software that runs Cisco’s new Firewall 4200 Series now includes the ability to see into encrypted traffic without decrypting it, which the vendor says will allow enterprise customers to better protect hybrid and multicloud applications. version of the Secure Firewall operating system.

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FW4: The Fourth Generation Of Firewalls

Forrester IT

Not to be morbid, but the COVID-19 pandemic has come at a perilous time for the enterprise firewall vendors that rely heavily on selling big iron (and that’s most of them). The user exodus, coupled with the fact that most enterprise applications graduated to the cloud years ago, has […].

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Secure Business-Critical Resources with a Web Application Firewall

Tech Republic Security

Request a demo of an Array web application firewall to learn how you can protect your business from DDoS & zero-day attacks.

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