I've embraced online banking, e-payments, and 3rd party payment systems like Paypal and Venmo. They have become part of my day-to-day life, and I take for granted that the website where I am handling my money is safe.
Of course, that’s not always the case. Malicious ‘bad actors’, like bots, DDoS attacks, and web server vulnerability exploits, means the web applications that we all rely on are particularly vulnerable. Last year’s Backswap malware attacked six major Spanish banks’ websites. The malware inserted trojan JavaScript to create a classic man-in-the-browser attack, seemingly transparent to the end user. However, if the banking customer tried to transfer money to a new account, the malware would instead create a false destination account to receive the money, thus stealing the funds from the consumer.
Web application firewalls (WAF) are a powerful way to protect your business from harmful malware to protect your business-critical web applications. Historically, WAFs were typically deployed with an on-premise appliance-based solution. However, with more applications and information being deployed on a cloud scale, it’s critical that the WAF technology continues to keep up. Today’s best WAF solutions are deployed to support hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Here are five reasons why organizations like yours should consider a cloud-based WAF solution:
Oracle’s Web Application Firewall, part of the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a key part of the Oracle Security portfolio, is a cloud based WAF which will protect the hybrid or multi-cloud environment, regardless of where internet-facing applications are hosted.
Learn more about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Web Application Firewall, in our latest brochure and datasheet.