What is a WAF? (Web Application Firewall)

This piece was originally published on Fortra’s AlertLogic.com Blog. A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding WAFs: How it Works, Types, and Security Models Web applications drive digital transformation, remote work, employee productivity, and consumer interactions. The ability to connect to critical applications over the internet gives workforce members a way to work synchronously and asynchronously, while also making products or services easily available to consumers. A web app usually consists of multiple, connected components, generally categorized within presentation, application, and...

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