OUR NEWLY RELEASED CHECK POINT CLOUDGUARD WAFAAS LEVERAGES AI TO ADAPT TO NEW THREATS DYNAMICALLY .
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Check Point Software simplifies cloud application security with AI-powered WAFaaS
The New CloudGuard WAFas-a-Service offers a fully managed , scalable solution empowering businesses to navigate the digital world with confidence and resilience .
Check Point Software has launched CloudGuard WAF-as-a-Service ( WAFaaS ) – an automated , AIpowered , web application firewall that offers organisations a fully managed solution to prevent cyber threats and protect web applications from unauthorised access and data breaches .
Prioritising prevention , simplicity and scalability , this technology delivers a convenient and cost-effective way to efficiently secure cloud applications and APIs .
Security practitioners understand that WAF solutions require meticulous setup and ongoing maintenance to mitigate risks . Yet , securing the cloud is of the utmost importance .
OUR NEWLY RELEASED CHECK POINT CLOUDGUARD WAFAAS LEVERAGES AI TO ADAPT TO NEW THREATS DYNAMICALLY .
Check Point ’ s 2024 Cloud Security Report revealed an overwhelming 96 % of respondents reported concerns about their ability to effectively manage cloud risks . Check Point CloudGuard WAFaaS ’ s fully managed offering alleviates the heavy lifting traditionally associated with maintaining WAF solutions , transforming a cumbersome process into a streamlined operation .
“ Modern cloud operations need straightforward and effective protection for Web Services and APIs , which CloudGuard WAFaaS provides through essential , automated and cloud-delivered security ,” said Oded Gonda , VP Technology & Innovation , Check Point Software . “ CloudGuard WAFaaS simplifies application security for our customers , providing top-notch threat prevention within a managed solution that can be deployed in under five minutes and effectively prevents zero-day threats .”
CloudGuard WAFaaS is an essential component of Check Point ’ s prevention-first cloud security solution . With features ranging from AI-based threat detection , API discovery bot prevention , file security , and rate limiting , CloudGuard WAFaaS offers a comprehensive suite of application and API protection for multiple cloud and modern architectures and includes DDoS prevention and automated certificate management .
As part of the Check Point Infinity Platform to defend the cloud , key features for CloudGuard WAFaaS include :
• Threat Prevention : Protects against Zeroday exploits , Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks and bot-driven assaults , ensuring comprehensive security without affecting performance
• Contextual Analysis : Precise detection , with virtually no false positives , frees security teams from tedious firewall maintenance
• API Security : Effectively reduces the risk of unauthorised access and data breaches leveraging the latest API Discovery feature
• One-time Set-up : End-to-end deployment process can be executed within five minutes
“ Unlike traditional web application firewalls , which rely heavily on manual intervention and frequent signature updates , our newly released Check Point CloudGuard WAFaaS leverages AI to adapt to new threats dynamically ,” said Brian McHenry , Head of Cloud Security Engineering , Check Point Software . “ This capability ensures that organisations have a preventative defence mechanism that evolves with the threat landscape without generating timeconsuming false positives .” p
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