WAF protection against common web attacks

A WAF protects your web servers from common threats which can compromise the security of websites. We will list the common threats and WAF security checks you can use to counter these attacks:

  • Buffer overflow attacks
  • Cookie tampering
  • Forceful browsing
  • Web form security attacks
  • Request protection
  • Bot check
  • Brute force and credential stuffing
  • Layer-7 DoS
  • Cross-site scripting (XSS)

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