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Why Web Application Firewall is Required

You need a web application firewall to protect your website and other applications from malicious attacks that cannot be controlled or prevented by the traditional security systems like IPS or IDS. While HTTPS is important, it is not enough to stop hackers from infiltrating a website.

The web application firewall builds a set of rules. It analyzes the traffic, blocks unwanted and suspicious web traffic from getting access to the website applications. It effective protects against hacks, brute force attacks, XSS (cross site scripting) attacks, D-DoS attacks, SQL Injections, and many other similar vulnerabilities that websites are prone to.

If you do not protect your website with a Web application firewall, not only is it risky but will have many more fall-outs that may cost you dearly. Google may mark it with “The site may be hacked” alerts. This will cost you your clients. Nobody will want to do business and put their information at risk. Your site may be blacklisted, and you will lose out in search rankings.

Hackers today are not targeting only the big businesses. Even a startup or small business has the same risk factor. They are more interested in spreading malign content and spread some virus infected content that has its effect on site performance. Using a Web Application Firewall can protect you from such vulnerabilities.