{"id":40,"date":"2022-11-15T06:35:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T06:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwatch.comodo.com\/cwatch-blog\/?p=40"},"modified":"2023-01-04T08:46:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T08:46:58","slug":"what-is-a-web-application-firewall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cwatch.comodo.com\/blog\/website-security\/what-is-a-web-application-firewall\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Web Application Firewall (WAF)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Best Cloud WAF Security<\/h2>\n<p>The Web Application Firewall (WAF) protects online services from malicious internet traffic. The function of WAF is to detect malicious traffic to filter out threats that may bring havoc to online applications. Thereby, it examines HTTP traffic before it reaches the application server. Besides, it offers protection against the unauthorized transfer of data from the server.<\/p>\n<p><h2>What is Web Application Firewall (WAF) Security?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>WAF Definition: There are two security models that Web Application Firewall security work on namely the positive and negative security models or a combination of both(hybrid security model). The positive security model (whitelist) denies everything not named as allowed whereas the negative security model (blacklist) works based on the banned items and allows everything. <a href=\"https:\/\/cwatch.comodo.com\/web-application-firewall.php\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Web Application Firewall<\/a> security prevents many attacks such as Cross-site Scripting (XSS), SQL injection, Cookie poisoning, Unvalidated input, Layer 7 DoS, and Web scraping \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Data scraping.<\/p>\n<div itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ItemList\">\n<h2>Top 7 Web application Firewalls Comparison<\/h2>\n<p>Here is a list of the top 7 web application firewalls that are efficient enough to protect your system from internet hacks. Go through it carefully before you make your choices:<\/p>\n<ol itemprop=\"itemListOrder\" href=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ItemListOrderAscending\">\n<meta itemprop=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\">\n<meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"item\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/thing\">\n<li itemprop=\"name\">Sucuri Website Firewall<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\">\n<meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"item\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/thing\">\n<li itemprop=\"name\">StackPath Web Application Firewall Security<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\">\n<meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"3\"\/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"item\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/thing\">\n<li itemprop=\"name\">Akamai Kona Site Defender<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\">\n<meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"4\"\/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"item\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/thing\">\n<li itemprop=\"name\">Amazon AWS WAF Security<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\">\n<meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"5\"\/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"item\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/thing\">\n<li itemprop=\"name\">Cloudbric Web Application Firewall Security<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\">\n<meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"item\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/thing\">\n<li itemprop=\"name\">Barracuda Web Application Firewall Security<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\">\n<meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"item\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/thing\">\n<li itemprop=\"name\">Comodo Web Application Firewall Security<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>1. Sucuri Website Firewall<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Sucuri Web Application Firewall is an online service wherein a website\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s address gets hosted at Sucuri\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s server and therefore directs all your Web traffic goes there first. Malicious files \/codes are filtered through a range of techniques. The Sucuri Web Application Firewall is offered in the subscription model, and pricing starts from $9.99\/month for the basic package.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. StackPath Web Application Firewall Security<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>StackPath which specializes in &#8220;edge technology&#8221; offers a <b>Web Application Firewall<\/b> as one of the suites of cloud-based services. StackPath is a subscription-based Cloud service and the offsite configuration offers extra security for a Web server as any malicious code doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even get a chance to touch the resources. The defenses offered by this service are IP address assessment, browser validation, and the use of content rules. The Web Application Firewall is offered free for the first month of service.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Akamai Kona Site Defender<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This Web Application Firewall is the best across the globe in DDoS mitigation as it integrates full DDoS protection. The Akamai Kona Site Defender is a reputable <strong>WAF<\/strong> the reason that it often is the first to discover new exploits. By choosing Akamai Kona Site Defender, the user will stay ahead of the curve with tighter and smarter blocks on online criminal traffic.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Amazon AWS WAF Security<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Amazon AWS web application firewall, sometimes also referred to as\u00c2\u00a0 AWS WAF is offered only to customers of Amazon Web Services. The WAF security packs the Amazon content delivery network and Application Load Balancer.\u00c2\u00a0 The <b>web application firewall<\/b> is offered as an add-on to the user&#8217;s existing subscription due to the reason that Amazon Web Services are cloud-based. They come at affordable rates, the users are billed based on each security rule that is set up and for the number of web requests per month.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. Cloudbric Web Application Firewall Security<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Cloudbric Web Application Firewall is a cloud-based <a href=\"https:\/\/cwatch.comodo.com\/blog\/website-security\/what-is-web-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">web security<\/a> provider based in South Korea. It offers <a href=\"https:\/\/cwatch.comodo.com\/what-is-ddos-protection.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DDoS protection<\/a>, SSL solution, and <strong>WAF \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Web Application Firewall<\/strong>. Its pricing model is based on monthly website traffic rather than premium service features. The Cloudbric Web Application Firewall works as a proxy to identify and separate malicious attacks, thereby requiring its customers to change their website&#8217;s Domain Name System (DNS).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>6. Barracuda Web Application Firewall Security<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Barracuda provides the complete set of Web Application Firewall features and architectures starting with support for physical and virtual appliances and public cloud-based implementations. The architecture arrives with its own set of advantages and disadvantages, ranging from SaaS options to fine-grained control over configuration and deployment with appliance-based offerings. Its hardware appliances begin at $5,249, with virtual appliances coming in at $2,579.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>7. Comodo Web Application Firewall Security<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Comodo Web Application Firewall (CWAF) is efficient, real-time <a href=\"https:\/\/cwatch.comodo.com\/waf\/website-protection.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">protection for websites<\/a> and web applications running on LiteSpeed, Nginx on Linux, and Apache. Comodo <b>Web Application Firewall<\/b> known as CWAF supports ModSecurity rules, security, and intrusion protection.<\/p>\n<p>It is devised to protect sensitive customer data, meet PCI compliance requirements, effectively block unauthorized access, and prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/cwatch.comodo.com\/what-is\/sql-injection.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SQL injection<\/a> and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The web interface is a customizable, free ModSecurity rules-based traffic control system that delivers robust, long-term protection against all known web-server attacks. The setup is quick and easy takes a few minutes and does not require any server-side installs.<\/p>\n<p>No wonder, today web applications <a href=\"https:\/\/www.formbot.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">form<\/a> the vital components for all online businesses. They are the ones that run many things on a website ranging from online stores to dynamic content, and much more. With all this running in the background, it is impossible to take the risk of a security breach.\u00c2\u00a0 An unanticipated attack on the web applications can leave a devastating impact on the site owner, thereby it is important to have a web application firewall in place to steer clear from such online dangers. 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