What is a Web App Firewall?

Firewalls are crucial to the security of any Web-based application. Without a firewall, organizations would be left vulnerable to frequent attacks from malicious parties.

Web App Firewalls are built to detect and scan all HTTP/HTTPS data packets sent and received by the Web app. This acts as a checkpoint to ensure that the web app is protected at all times from unauthorized data packets that may be sent in by hackers who want to exploit the app through a variety of methods.

But this is just a broad definition.

How exactly do Web App Firewalls work? How many types of Web app firewalls exist today, and which one is the best fit for your organization?

We answer all these questions and more in our latest article — What is a Web Application Firewall?

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