Understanding AWS WAF
AWS WAF is a web application firewall that helps protect your web applications or APIs against common web exploits that may affect availability, compromise security, or consume excessive resources. AWS WAF allows you to create rules to filter web traffic based on conditions that you define. AWS WAF operates by inspecting incoming web requests to your applications and comparing them against the configured rules. When a request matches a rule, AWS WAF takes the specified action, which could be allowing the request, blocking it, or counting it for further analysis. By continuously monitoring and updating your rules, you can adapt to evolving threats and ensure the security of your web applications. There are numerous advantages to incorporating AWS WAF into your security strategy: Enhanced Security : AWS WAF offers a multi-layered defense, protecting your applications from various attack vectors. Reduced Complexity : AWS Managed Rules provide pre-configured security rules that you ca