Published in Signal Sciences Labs·Sep 3, 2020The Inside-Out Application Security Opportunity with RASP by Signal SciencesDigital transformation projects demand that developers continually roll out new applications to fuel those efforts. …Rasp6 min read
Published in Signal Sciences Labs·Aug 4, 2020Signal Sciences for Azure App ServicesWe are excited to announce that Signal Sciences can now be deployed on Azure App Services with an easy-to-use Azure site extension. Already available for all customers, the Signal Sciences Azure site extension makes adding next-generation WAF protection to Azure App Services web apps quick and painless. For those less…4 min read
May 15, 2020DisruptionIn technology, disruption is generally viewed as a good thing: new forces enter the marketplace and cause businesses and individuals to change their processes and buying habits with a major outcome being the creation of new markets, products and services. …Covid 1911 min read
Apr 24, 2020Continuous Contextual Authentication: Cybersecurity and Identity Converge in a Hybrid-cloud WorldAuthentication and authorization are broken. As an industry we’ve known this for a long time and the notion routinely emerges as “death of the password.” One might blame it on the definitions of the words: Authentication: the process of verifying the identity of a user by obtaining some sort of…4 min read
Published in Signal Sciences Labs·Apr 10, 2020Sick of high WAF costs? So are we.A rapidly growing theme for essentially every CISO I’ve been speaking with these days is: how do we get more from our security controls for less spend. Reducing costs is a good thing for any organization at any time: the savings can always go to fund other high-value initiatives. …4 min read
Published in Signal Sciences Labs·Mar 24, 2020Signal Sciences Partners with CenturyLink to Deliver Best-of-Breed CDN, Next-Gen WAF and DDoS ProtectionI’m excited to share that today Signal Sciences launched our new partnership with CenturyLink to deliver a comprehensive application security and delivery solution. As digital competition and evolving threats put increasing pressure on web applications, businesses can now deploy best-of-breed acceleration and security with a solution that combines Signal Sciences…2 min read
Published in Signal Sciences Labs·Mar 20, 2020Signal Sciences Introduces Advanced Rate Limiting for Fast, Easy Protection Against Advanced Web AttacksSignal Sciences is excited to announce the availability of new advanced rate limiting features that extend our customers’ ability to detect and stop abusive behavior at the application and API layer. Over the past several weeks as part of our early access program, we piloted advanced rate limiting in real-world…3 min read
Published in Signal Sciences Labs·Feb 18, 2020Signal Sciences Named a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Web Application Firewalls Two Times in a Row“Our team switched to Signal Sciences from a legacy WAF roughly a year ago and we couldn’t be happier with the switch Senior Security Engineer at Enterprise Services Company The above customer statement is just one of many examples that speaks volumes about why we started Signal Sciences and how…4 min read
Published in Signal Sciences Labs·Feb 13, 2020Cloud Native Application Security: Protection At and Within the PerimeterWhat makes an application “cloud native” and what’s so different about protecting these kinds of apps? Ultimately, the answer lies in how cloud native applications are not as tightly bound to the infrastructure as traditional on-premise, monolithic applications. …4 min read
Published in Signal Sciences Labs·Dec 20, 2019Preventing Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)Reflecting on the use of SSRF in the Capital One Breach One of the most notable breaches of 2019 was the Capital One breach, where the attacker used a Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF). It was notable not only because the victim is a household brand name or that an enormous amount of personal information was stolen (standard hallmarks of your…5 min read
