How Does WAF (Web Application Firewall) Works? for cyber security beginners

How Does WAF (Web Application Firewall) Works? for cyber security beginners

What is a Web Application Firewall (WAF)?
A web application firewall (WAF) protects web applications from a variety of application layer attacks such as cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, and cookie poisoning, among others.

How does a web application firewall (WAF) work?
A WAF protects your web apps by filtering, monitoring, and blocking any malicious HTTP/S traffic traveling to the web application, and prevents any unauthorized data from leaving the app. It does this by adhering to a set of policies that help determine what traffic is malicious and what traffic is safe.

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