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CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-002
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The web hosts many, if not most, of the applications that organizations use around the world, and those same web applications are often exposed to the world to allow easier access for staff. Attackers look for the best and most prevalent targets, meaning that web applications and the systems and services that run behind them are major targets. Tools like web application firewalls, web application vulnerability scanners (which we covered earlier in the chapter), interception proxies, and fuzzers are all part of the toolset required to test and maintain secure web applications.
Web application firewalls (WAFs) are purpose-built devices, software, or services that provide content and protocol-aware firewall and technical protections for web applications. They are protective devices, and they provide defenses against common types of attacks using rulesets and specialized capabilities aimed at web applications such as SQL injection...
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