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HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Mitigation With Imperva WAF

HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Mitigation With Imperva WAF

| | Application Security, cloud WAF, CVE, ddos, DDoS attack, DDoS Protection, layer 7 attack, waf
In the modern application landscape, where businesses are constantly under the threat of cyber attacks, one of the most recent to emerge is HTTP/2 Rapid Reset (CVE-2023-44487), a type of Distributed Denial-of-Service ...
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Understanding and Preventing Layer 7 Attacks

| | application layer, Application Security, AppSec, DDoS attacks, layer 7 attack, SQL injection attack, XSS
The open systems interconnection (OSI) is a reference model for layering interoperability and networking of communicating systems via standard protocols. Even though cybersecurity attacks can happen anywhere in the OSI model, Layer ...
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Imperva Blocks Our Largest DDoS L7/Brute Force Attack Ever (Peaking at 292,000 RPS)

| | , Application Security, botnet, DDoS attack, DDoS Mitigation, Internet of things, iot, layer 7 attack, Mirai, requests per second
Imagine you’re a developer building a new web application. You’ve followed all of the security best practices, hired a reputable penetration testing company before launch, and gone through extensive bug fixing to ...
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The Challenges of DIY Botnet Detection – and How to Overcome Them

| | Application Security, backdoor uploader, botnet, botnet detection, command-and-control server, ddos, DDoS Mitigation, hacking tool, iot, layer 7 attack, Remote Code Execution, Research & Reports, spambot, sql injection
Botnets have been around for over two decades, and with the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) they have spread further to devices no one imagined they would – printers, webcams, ...
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