Fighting application threats with cloud-based WAFs
Daniel Shugrue · Network Security · 2017
Companies that conduct business online must ensure that their websites, web applications and APIs are protected from attack. They understand that any vulnerabilities, however small, could render not only their site, but also their applications unavailable for use by customers, staff or partners. They also understand that vulnerabilities provide a doorway for hackers that can lead to the exposure and loss of sensitive data, such as personal information entrusted to the company by customers, or confidential documents. Companies that conduct business online must ensure that their web applications and APIs are protected from attack. However, defending an online operation is no mean feat. Whichever route a company takes to protect itself, what is clear is that any web application firewall (WAF) must itself be constantly evolving and gather the intelligence needed to protect against application layer and DDoS attacks – and to do it with great speed and scale, says Daniel Shugrue of Akamai Technologies.