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Modern Applications and Architectures Demand a New Web Application Firewall

Modern Applications and Architectures Demand a New Web Application Firewall

Signal Sciences
Published by: Research Desk Released: May 16, 2019

Changes in development models, architecture designs, and the infrastructure where we run applications over the past 5-10 years have made modern applications look nothing like they did a decade ago. So why are most companies still using legacy web application firewall (WAF) defenses that were not built for modern web applications?

In this white paper, learn how these changes have impacted the industry and what features you should be looking for in a modern WAF, including:

  • How shifts from n-tier to microservices architectures have changed web application security
  • The impact of ‘tuning periods’ on false positive rates
  • Why legacy WAFs struggle with agile development

How to stay secure across a modern infrastructure mix – including cloud, containers, web servers, and more