WILEY EBOOK

Web Application Firewalls (WAF) for Dummies


 

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About the eBook

Web application attacks are a leading cause of security incidents and data breaches, according to the Verizon Data Breach and Investigations report.1 How can a web application firewall (WAF) help? What does a web application firewall really do? What threats and risks can it protect against? The WAF for Dummies eBook can answer these and other questions about how a WAF can protect your applications and satisfy security compliance requirements in the way that works best for your business.


In this eBook, you’ll learn:

The importance of a WAF

Why a WAF is “table stakes” for protecting apps and APIs

How a WAF mitigates risk

The types of threats a WAF can protect against

What WAF works best

Ways to deploy a WAF in traditional and API-based architectures