We currently use ISA 2006 at the edge of our network. It's up for replacement and I've received a Secure Computing Sidewinder on eval which I've just started with. I know both are "Application Layer" ...

The latest Internet defense technology – deep packet inspection firewalls – is being touted as the best line of defense against worms that can sneak past earlier technology to wreak havoc in corporate ...

A distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attack is a method to bring down a service by sending a flood of legitimate or illegitimate requests from multiple source devices. The goal is to overwhelm ...

A hot new trend in firewalls is the application-layer firewall, sometimes called an application shield. Although the attack sequences we used in this roundup could be described as “application layer” ...

Web application firewalls seem like a useful way to block application attacks, but I know of some people who are holding back on implementing them. What are the drawbacks to Web application firewalls?

Hello all. I am looking for real-world experience/recommendations for a Web Application Firewall to satisfy PCI DSS's section 6.6. As far as sizing, right now we're peaking at 2k concurrent HTTP ...

The recent slew of high profile data breaches has prompted organizations to harden network perimeter defenses with the latest security technologies. In response, some cybercriminals are shifting their ...

The Ponemon Institute recently surveyed 595 organizations and discovered that 65% experienced successful application-layer attacks that bypassed their existing web application firewall (WAF). The ...

A web application firewall (WAF) is a critical component of an enterprise security infrastructure, providing a key security layer for web-facing applications and APIs. As web applications mature and ...

Web application vulnerabilities put critical business applications and back-end databases at risk from attack, theft, and fraud. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS, or PCI), ...

A web application firewall (WAF) is needed to protect web applications and APIs from cyber threats like SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and other malicious attacks. With cyberattacks on web ...