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Securing GraphQL API

May 18, 2020 7 Mins Read

Introduction to GraphQL Representational state transfer (REST) APIs are the most popular type of API. However, GraphQL is rapidly growing in popularity as a competitor to REST. GraphQL is a meta-layer with built-in query language to access object-oriented data. It’s based on JSON-encoded HTTP requests with custom queries inside. Unlike REST, there is no data inside the URL. These differences between traditional REST APIs and GraphQL ones can create challenges for security. Legacy web application…

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Protecting gRPC applications and APIs

March 19, 2020 3 Mins Read

Wallarm has always stood out from its competitors when it comes to supporting modern stacks. For a long time Wallarm has been the only product to provide comprehensive protection for WebSockets-based web applications. Once again, Wallarm is glad to be the pioneer and add support for the gRPC protocol. The newly added WAF for gPRC feature is available to all the customers that use the latest 2.14 version of Wallarm Node. Adoption of gPRC Many…

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Application security through the lens of Cyberwar – One on One with Chris Kubecka

March 6, 2020 24 Mins Read

Last month, Wallarm Cybersecurity Strategist Kavya Pearlman interviewed cyberwar fare expert Chris Kubecka via a webinar session that was well attended and very timely discussion. If you missed the webinar, worry not! Here is a quick recap of the discussion around “Application Security in the age of Cyberwar”. These days we must be prepared to fight off not just hackers in search of simple financial gain, but malicious actors funded by hostile states. Asymmetry is…

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OWASP API Top 10 Projects: Highlights and Overview

February 28, 2020 13 Mins Read

In addition to the same risks that web applications are exposed to, APIs are faced with a number of unique security risks and vulnerabilities. This blogs provides an overview of the new OWASP API Top 10 risk project.

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The most cited Wallarm researches in 2019

February 2, 2020 5 Mins Read

Our researchers are constantly working on information security issues and in 2019 we published dozens of articles on this topic. Stay with us and let’s make the IT world safer together!

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Putting Wallarm Management Console on a Fast Track

January 2, 2020 7 Mins Read

With this update we significantly reduced Elasticsearch load and thereby improved the responsiveness of the user interface with an attack showing up within seconds of being detected. Our new user-friendly interface has a lag time of no more than 5 seconds.