Dec. 15, 2022, 6 p.m. | openappsec

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Written by: Rubaiat Hossain


Web application firewalls (WAFs) are the first layer of defense for protecting your apps or services from threat actors. Amazon Web Services (AWS) WAF is a popular choice due to its seamless integration with other AWS services as well as its ability to protect from a wide range of common attacks.


However, rule-based firewalls, like the one AWS offers, are only as secure as the rules they follow. As a result, traditional WAFs often fail to …

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