AWS WAF - Cloudn8v Pty Ltd

Protect your web applications from cyber threats with AWS WAF. Cloudn8v helps businesses in South Africa defend themselves against attacks with scalable, managed security solutions.

AWS WAF Overview:

AWS WAF is a web application firewall that helps protect web applications from common web exploits and attacks that could affect availability, compromise security, or consume excessive resources. AWS WAF gives users control over which traffic to allow or block to their web applications by defining customizable web security rules. Key features include:

Customizable Rules: Allows for the creation of rules tailored to specific security requirements.
AWS Managed Rules: Pre-configured rules managed by AWS to protect against common threats.
Real-Time Visibility: Provides insights into web traffic and security metrics.
Scalability: Automatically scales with web traffic demands.

Challenges

Mitigating Web-based attacks
Ensuring Regulatory Compliance
Scalability Concerns
Operational Overhead

AWS WAF Case Study

In the dynamic landscape of cyber threats, our customer faced several challenges that necessitated the deployment of a robust web application firewall (WAF). These challenges included:

Webapps were susceptible to threats such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and DDoS attacks
Aligning with industry standards such as ISO, NIST, CIS, and GDPR
As the customers user base grew, their infrastructure needed a solution that could scale efficiently without compromising security.
Manual management of security rules was time consuming & error prone, necessitating an automated managed solution.

The Solution

To address these challenges, Cloudn8v deployed AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) for our customer. The implementation process involved the following key steps:

Virtual Network Deployment: We began by setting up a secure virtual network tailored to their architecture. This included configuring subnets, routing tables, and security groups to ensure a secure and isolated environment.

AWS WAF ACL Association: An AWS WAF Access Control List (ACL) was associated with the web applications. This ACL served as the foundation for managing web traffic rules.

Configuration of Managed Service Rules: Leveraging AWS Managed Rules, we configured a set of pre-defined rules to protect against common web vulnerabilities. These rules included protection against SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and other OWASP Top 10 threats.

Go-Live: After thorough testing and validation, the solution was deployed in a live environment. Continuous monitoring and adjustment of WAF rules ensured optimal performance and security.