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API Security in 2024: Imperva Report Uncovers Rising Threats and the Urgent Need for Action

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

API Security in 2024: Imperva Report Uncovers Rising Threats and the Urgent Need for Action madhav Thu, 03/07/2024 - 04:56 APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are the backbone of modern digital innovation. They drive seamless connectivity, enable rapid development, and power countless business-critical applications.

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What Is Packet Filtering? Definition, Advantages & How It Works

eSecurity Planet

Packet filtering is a firewall feature that allows or drops data packets based on simple, pre-defined rules regarding IP addresses, ports, or protocols. Once a type of firewall, packet filtering now provides a fundamental feature of nearly all firewalls and some network equipment (routers, smart switches, etc.).

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What Is a Circuit-Level Gateway? Definitive Guide

eSecurity Planet

A circuit-level gateway (CLG) is a firewall feature that acts as a proxy and filters packets based on session information. CLGs are important because they provide specialized security filtering and prevent the discovery of IP addresses and open ports on CLG-protected devices.

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What is advanced persistent threat? Explaining APT security

CyberSecurity Insiders

What’s most concerning about APT attacks are what — and who — is responsible. Some APT attacks may even be government-funded and nation-state actors. Compared to traditional web application threats, advanced persistent threats are much more pernicious. Defining Advanced Persistent Threat (APT).

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API Security in 2024: Imperva Report Uncovers Rising Threats and the Urgent Need for Action

Security Boulevard

API Security in 2024: Imperva Report Uncovers Rising Threats and the Urgent Need for Action madhav Thu, 03/07/2024 - 04:56 APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are the backbone of modern digital innovation. They drive seamless connectivity, enable rapid development, and power countless business-critical applications.

Risk 62
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Top Web Application Firewall (WAF) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

Web application firewalls (WAFs) are a critical component for robust application security. The best ones find the right balance between performance, security effectiveness, and cost. The primary task for WAFs is to protect specific applications from web-based attacks at the application layer.

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GUEST ESSAY: A primer on content management systems (CMS) — and how to secure them

The Last Watchdog

Security is essential for a CMS. Security is also necessary if your retrieval system (such as a website or mobile app) has a paywall or is restricted to only a subset of people, such as customers or resellers. What about public information? Best security practices. What can you do about it?