#web-application-firewall articles

PatrickOct 14 · 10 min read

Scaling AWS WAF Exceptions Across Your Org

Here's a problem that comes up frequently once you're running AWS WAF across more than a handful of accounts. You turn on the AWS Managed Rules everywhere, same baseline for every app, and one app sta

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Rahiel AkhtarOct 13 · 3 min read

Application Gateway WAF exceptions are in preview — here’s where they fit

Intro Azure Application Gateway’s Web Application Firewall (WAF) has a new tool in its toolbox, exceptions are now in public preview. We already have other tools for allowing traffic: custom rules, ex

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Manu ShuklaAug 24 · 12 min read

Application Gateway WAF custom block responses shipped 24 August 2026 with no documented code list

Application Gateway WAF custom block responses shipped 24 August 2026 with no documented code list Summary. Microsoft moved custom block response code and body to general availability for the Azure We

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rathsaraMay 8 · 10 min read

Moving From a Managed WAF to One We Actually Owned

The Problem We were running a managed WAF. Every firewall rule change went through a vendor support ticket. For a team with active internal software development, that meant every deployment had a gate

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rathsaraApr 27 · 9 min read

Securing 200+ Web Assets When You Don't Even Know What You Have

The Problem: You Can't Secure What You Don't Know Exists I was tasked with securing the web assets of a multinational financial group with over 50 business units spread across multiple countries. The

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binaditApr 25 · 7 min read

Measuring web application firewall performance: real numbers from private cloud deployments

Benchmarking WAF performance: comprehensive analysis of security vs speed trade-offs in private cloud environments Web application firewalls create an inherent tension between security and performance. While they protect against attacks, they also in...

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Mathieu AncelinFeb 3 · 19 min read

Building a JVM-Native WAF: A Journey from WASM to Pure Scala

For the past two years, Otoroshi has had a Web Application Firewall powered by Coraza, the excellent Go implementation of ModSecurity. To achieve that, we compiled Coraza to WebAssembly (wasm) and ran it inside Otoroshi using our wasm virtual machine...

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Alcohol Drug TechnologyFeb 2 · 3 min read

Web Application Firewall: Shielding Your Online Presence from Cyber Threats

In an era where cyber attacks are increasingly sophisticated, protecting web applications has become paramount for businesses of all sizes. A Web Application Firewall serves as a critical line of defense, filtering malicious traffic and safeguarding ...

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Alcohol Drug TechnologyNov 10, 2025 · 2 min read

Web Application Firewall: Protect Your Applications from Modern Cyber Threats

In today’s digital world, web applications have become essential for businesses to operate, communicate, and deliver services online. However, as online activity grows, so do cyber threats. Attackers constantly look for vulnerabilities to exploit, ta...

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Quokka LabsSep 18, 2025 · 8 min read

Generative AI Security: Protect Data in Your Application

Generative AI is changing how applications interact with users: generating content, writing code, producing insights, and even helping to make decisions. However, the risks increase as the power of these systems increases. Organizational sensitive da...

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