CCSP · Question #840
Web application firewalls (WAFs) are designed primarily to protect applications from common attacks like:
The correct answer is C. XSS and SQL injection. WAFs detect how the application interacts with the environment, so they are optimal for detecting and refuting things like SQL injection and XSS. Password cracking, syn floods, and ransomware usually aren't taking place in the same way as injection and XSS, and they are better…
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Web application firewalls (WAFs) are designed primarily to protect applications from common attacks like:
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- ARansomware
- BSyn floods
- CXSS and SQL injection
- DPassword cracking
How the community answered
(40 responses)- A3% (1)
- B3% (1)
- C95% (38)
Explanation
WAFs detect how the application interacts with the environment, so they are optimal for detecting and refuting things like SQL injection and XSS. Password cracking, syn floods, and ransomware usually aren't taking place in the same way as injection and XSS, and they are better addressed with controls at the router and through the use of HIDS, NIDS, and antimalware tools.
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