Selecting Web Application Firewall technology
There are critical differences in the protection offered by non-proxy based and proxy based application firewallsnHackers are no longer merely scanning for open ports on network firewalls to attack, but have shifted their tactics to targeting applications directly.nThese sophisticated attacks evade traditional methods of perimeter and core network protection, making them the current biggest threat to organisations.nThe need for increased application defense to protect core data assets has led to the development of Web Application Firewalls (WAF), which add a new layer of protection to an organisation’s security arsenal. However, when looking at investing in a WAF one is faced with a choice: to choose a non-proxy based or proxy based application firewall.nBy Martin Tassev, MD, LOOPHOLD Security Distribution
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