Web application security is a growing concern for enterprises. A significant portion of all cyberattacks are directed at web applications, and that rate is increasing. Factors such as the rise of cloud computing, use of open source technologies, the increase in data processing requirements, complexity of web applications, and an increase in the overall sophistication of attackers has led to an extremely challenging environment for IT security leadership. When a breach occurs, it could often have been prevented. However, security budgets are not keeping up. Information technology leaders struggle to keep pace with innovation and the growing costs of breach mitigation, prevention, post-breach remediation, and cleanup.
The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Web Application Firewall (WAF) is an enterprise-grade, cloud-based, globally deployed security solution, designed to address today’s web application challenges. The OCI WAF provides a suite of security services that uses a layered approach to protect web applications against cyberattacks.