Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) is a crowded market. Every vendor promises the same thing — block attacks, stop bots, protect APIs — but the reality is that most WAAP deployments leave critical gaps. The challenge isn't choosing a WAAP platform; it's knowing what it can't do and filling those holes.
waap-security.uk is a new blog that cuts through the marketing noise and delivers practical WAAP security content.
What's on the blog
- WAAP architecture deep dives — How WAAP platforms actually work under the hood. Signature matching, behavioral analysis, bot detection engines, and where each approach succeeds and fails.
- API security — GraphQL threat modeling, REST API protection, rate limiting strategies, and authentication pitfalls. The attacks that bypass standard WAF rules and how to catch them.
- Bot management — Distinguishing good bots from bad, handling headless browsers, detecting credential stuffing, and building defense-in-depth against automated attacks.
- DDoS and layer 7 attacks — Mitigation strategies for HTTP flood attacks, slow loris, and application-layer exhaustion. When a WAAP is enough — and when it isn't.
Every post is focused on the operational reality of running WAAP in production. No theory without practice.
Why a dedicated WAAP blog
WAAP technology has evolved rapidly, but the educational content hasn't kept pace. Most resources are either vendor documentation (product-specific) or overly generic overviews. waap-security.uk fills that gap with content that's platform-agnostic and immediately applicable.
The blog ties into the broader security ecosystem through companion resources at aisecurities.uk (AI security) and microsegmentation.uk (microsegmentation).
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