AWS WAF

What is AWS WAF?

AWS WAF is a versatile web application firewall that enables businesses to safeguard their web applications from a wide range of common web-based threats. It equips organizations with robust tools to protect their applications against malicious exploits, ensuring high availability, enhanced security, and optimal resource utilization

Highlights

• Web Traffic Filtration: Allows teams to create custom rules based on various conditions, such as URI, IP address, HTTP headers, and request body, to effectively manage and control web traffic
• Fraud Control: Provides a dedicated module to monitor login pages, detect and mitigate unauthorized access attempts, brute force attacks, and credential stuffing incidents, helping to secure user accounts
• Real-time Metrics and Logging: Captures detailed request-level data, including geolocation, URI, user-agent, referrer, and more, enabling comprehensive monitoring and analysis of web application activity
• Centralized Platform: Offers a unified interface for managing web application security, streamlining the process of implementing and maintaining protective measures.