What is ModSecurity? Installation Guide for Apache on Ubuntu

ModSecurity (also known as ModSec) is an open-source web application firewall (WAF). It is implemented to protect sites and applications against many common attacks, including XSS, code injection, etc.

70% of all attacks are carried out through the application level of the web. Thus, implementing a WAF would be helpful for organizations in ensuring system security.

It establishes an extra security layer that increases the protection level of web servers, detects, and prevents attacks before they reach web application programs. …

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