Web Application Firewall | Globalscape

The WAF's robust rules engine and customizable policies allowed the security team to fine-tune their security settings, ensuring that legitimate traffic was not impacted while malicious traffic was effectively blocked.

One day, the security team received an alert from their monitoring system indicating a sudden surge in suspicious traffic. Upon further investigation, they discovered that their site was under attack by a sophisticated botnet, attempting to exploit a known vulnerability in their web application.

The Globalscape Web Application Firewall proved to be a vital component of ABC Online Shopping's security strategy, protecting their site from a sophisticated botnet attack and ensuring the security and integrity of their customers' data. With its advanced threat detection capabilities, customizable security policies, and real-time monitoring and reporting, the Globalscape WAF provided the company with a robust and reliable security solution. globalscape web application firewall

This add-on provides the granular controls needed to meet rigorous compliance standards like PCI DSS and HIPAA. It includes features that mirror WAF functions, such as automated IP banning for "flood/hammer" attacks and the ability to disconnect users who issue excessive invalid commands. How Globalscape Protects the Application Layer

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) maintains a list of the ten most critical web application security risks. The Globalscape WAF is engineered to mitigate these threats, including: The WAF's robust rules engine and customizable policies

Sometimes, the easiest way to secure data is to restrict who can ask for it. The WAF allows for geolocation filtering, enabling organizations to block traffic from specific countries or regions where threat actors are known to operate, or where the company simply does not do business.

GlobalSCAPE does not sell a separate Web Application Firewall. The security features within EFT provide a for the product’s own web interfaces. This is adequate for controlled, low-risk deployments. For high-risk, public-facing scenarios, deploy a dedicated, industry-grade WAF in front of GlobalSCAPE EFT to achieve defense-in-depth. The Globalscape Web Application Firewall proved to be

For organizations looking to protect web-based file transfers, Globalscape provides a multi-layered defense strategy that performs many of the critical functions typically associated with a Web Application Firewall (WAF).