F5 Networks' TrafficShield application firewall protects against common application security attacks.F5 Networks, Inc., a leading application security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the provider, has tested F5's TrafficShield web application firewall and found that it meets its expectations for a web application firewall. The tests were based on the OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) An organization founded by Mark Curphey in 2001 to help make open source software secure. With member communities around the world, OWASP projects are involved with specific programming languages, functions and (Open Web Application Security Project) Top Ten list of application vulnerabilities, which serves as the industry's de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for measuring web application security. In the tests, TrafficShield was used to protect WebGoat, a J2EE application A J2EE application or an enterprise application is any deployable unit of J2EE functionality. This can be a single J2EE module or a group of modules packaged into an EAR file along with a J2EE application deployment descriptor. created by OWASP that contains built-in security flaws and is used both to test security products and as a security education tool. "Web application firewalls can provide significant protection for both internal and external facing applications," says Jeff Williams, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Aspect Security, and one of the original authors of OWASP's Top Ten list. "Traditional network firewalls can't do the job; you need a device that's specifically designed to protect against web application vulnerabilities. Our testing showed that F5's TrafficShield product significantly reduces the risk associated with common web application security attacks." |
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