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| Source |  AlienVault Lab Blog |
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| Identifiant | 8546775 |
| Date de publication | 2024-07-29 10:00:00 (vue: 2024-07-29 19:17:52) |
| Titre | Pourquoi vous avez besoin d'un pare-feu d'application Web en 2024 Why You Need a Web Application Firewall in 2024 |
| Texte | The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. LevelBlue does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. Over the last decade, web applications have become integral to everyday life. This includes business and personal activities, facilitating everything from banking and transactions to marketing and social networking. This rise in popularity has made web applications a prime target for cybercriminals. According to Verizon’s 2024 Data Breach Investigation Report, nearly 40% of cybersecurity incidents result from web application vulnerabilities. Businesses relying on these applications for everyday operations must implement robust security measures to ensure their app stack is resilient to threats and capable of maintaining uninterrupted service. One of the most effective tools for safeguarding web applications is a web application firewall (WAF), which provides critical protection against a wide range of cyber threats. Most Common Threats to Web App Security Before we dive into how web application firewalls protect our web assets, let’s look at the most pressing security threats facing web applications in 2024. Stolen credentials are top of mind, as millions are available for sale on the dark web. One of the most significant cyberattacks of the year involved compromised credentials from a third-party application in an attack on UnitedHealth, which jeopardized the data of one-third of Americans. Attackers were nested inside the victim’s systems for months before striking, highlighting how important real-time monitoring capabilities are for detecting suspicious behavior. Zero-day exploits are also a common vector attackers have used in recent years to breach web applications. A zero-day vulnerability is unknown to the application vendor or the public at the time it is discovered and exploited by attackers. They can be quite dangerous if they’re not identified and patched quickly. In 2023, there were 97 reported zero-day vulnerabilities, a 50% increase from the year before. Additionally, as web applications increasingly rely on each other to provide maximum functionality to the end user, API-related attacks have also become prevalent. App integrations must be executed correctly with strong authentication and authorization mechanisms. Input validation is also required to prevent injection attacks. Modern WAF Solutions Are Essential to Improving Security A web application firewall is a hardware or software-based solution used to monitor and filter HTTP traffic between a web application and the internet. WAFs provide two essential security features: traffic filtering and real-time monitoring. WAFs use rule-based filters to inspect HTTP requests and responses. These filters detect and block a wide spectrum of attacks, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and cross-site request forgery (CSRF). By analyzing traffic in real time, a WAF solution can identify and mitigate threats as they occur, foiling attacks before |
| Notes | ★★★ |
| Envoyé | Oui |
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