AWS re:Invent 2017: Wallarm Delivers its AI-enabled NG-WAF and scanner to AWS Customers

We are thrilled to be sponsoring this year’s AWS re:INVENT in Las Vegas. With many of our customers using AWS infrastructure it is critical for us to provide a frictionless way to protect APIs, applications and micro-services in AWS environments. Filtering nodes for Wallarm’s NG-WAF with Active...

Wallarm Finalist at 2017 Red Herring Top 100 North America

LOS ANGELES — 6.06.2017 — Wallarm has been selected as a finalist for Red Herring’s Top 100 North America award, one of the technology industry’s most prestigious prizes. Finalists for the awards are among the continent’s brightest and most innovative private ventures. Their place among North...

Wallarm Halts Remote Code Execution Exploits: Defense for Vulnerable React Server Component Workflows

On December 3, 2025, React maintainers disclosed a critical unauthenticated remote code execution RCE vulnerability in React Server Components RSC, tracked as CVE-2025-55182. A working PoC was released publicly, and Wallarm immediately began observing widespread exploitation attempts across...

OWASP Top 10 Business Logic Abuse: What You Need to Know

Over the past few years, API security has gone from a relatively niche concern to a headline issue. A slew of high-profile breaches and compliance mandates like PCI DSS 4.0 have woken security teams up to the reality that APIs are the front door to their data, infrastructure, and revenue streams...

The API Security Reality Check: Key Takeaways from Q2 2025 API ThreatStats Report

API security has never been more crucial. Vulnerabilities are growing in volume and severity. AI integrations are a burgeoning attack vector. Increasing GraphQL adoption presents hidden dangers. To protect your organization, you must secure your APIs. Keep reading for our key takeaways from the...

Debunking API Security Myths

I recently sat down with Tejpal Garwhal, Application Security and DevSecOps Leader, for a conversation debunking some of the most common API security myths. From zombie endpoints to the limits of WAFS and gateways, we covered what’s really happening on the ground; and what security teams need to ...

Beyond Traditional Threats: The Rise of AI-Driven API Vulnerabilities

AI has had dramatic impacts on almost every facet of every industry. API security is no exception. Up until recently, defending APIs meant guarding against well-understood threats. But as AI proliferates, automated adversaries, AI-crafted exploits, and business logic abuse have complicated matter...

The API Security Challenge in AI: Preventing Resource Exhaustion and Unauthorized Access

Agentic AI is transforming business. Organizations are increasingly integrating AI agents into core business systems and processes, using them as intermediaries between users and these internal systems. As a result, these organizations are improving efficiency, automating routine tasks, and drivi...

API Armor: How Bybit’s Real-Time Blacklisting Is Thwarting a $1.5B Crypto Heist

APIs present a security risk—that much is a given. Attacks on APIs have caused some of the most significant security incidents of the past decades. But the question now is: How can we flip the script and leverage their power to enhance security? Bybit might just have the answer. Bybit—one of the...

PCI DSS v4.0: What You Need to Know and What the End of v3.2.1 Means for the Future of Digital Payments

On March 31st, 2024, The Payments Card Industry Standards Security Council PCI SSC officially retired version 3.2.1 of the PCI Data Security Standard PCI DSS with the publication of its new sets of protocols and security standards for v4.0. With the continued rise in cyber threats against financi...

How to Implement a Secure Incident Response Plan

Understanding the Basics of Secure Incident Response Plan A proactive strategy for coping with digital dangers calls for a well-planned process that can neutralize and diminish the harmful aftermath of unauthorized intrusion attempts and neglect of security principles. The primary aim of this...

How to comply with HIPAA requirements

Understanding the Grounds of HIPAA Let's take a deep dive into understanding the broad structure and intent behind the Act for the Secure Management and Duty of Patient Data ASMDPD, a landmark piece of legislation that has deeply transformed the healthcare sector since its inception at the turn o...

What Is Network Detection and Response (NDR)?

Network Detection and Response NDR: Demystifying the Basics The Internet Security Tool known as Network Analysis and Immediate Action NAIA signifies a transformational step in cyber protection. This innovative framework fuses the power of artificial intelligence and the predictive prowess of...

What Is The Cyber Kill Chain? Process & Model

Grasping the Fundamentals: A Study of the Cyber Harm Ladder Navigating the multifaceted universe of cybersecurity is similar to solving an evolving labyrinth. This world is awash with intricate principles and techniques; with the Cyber Harm Ladder gaining increasing focus in recent times. But, wh...

VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT

In any strategy aimed at combating cyber threats, the essential peace is the adequate regulation of possible frailties or susceptibility points. This concept embodies a broad spectrum of actions covering the spotting, categorizing, ranking, and rectification of possible risk areas within a digita...

What is a Polymorphic Virus detection and best practices ?

In the ever-evolving sphere of digital tech, the persistent threat of cyber intrusions remains a formidable concern. A notable example is the polymorphic virus, an insidiously clever adversary in the landscape of cyber threats. Let's probe the intrinsic nature, attributes, and behaviors of this...

What is Cloud Migration ?

Dispelling the Fog: Unraveling Cloud Migration In the technological realm, cloud migration is a burgeoning trend that's swiftly taking center stage. However, its definite meaning may not be crystal clear to all. Simply put, cloud migration is the process where essential business constituents such...

10 minutes to secure your Kubernetes application without giving up on customization: Wallarm WAF as a sidecar container with plain Kubernetes manifests

In this series’ previous article, we added the AI-powered Wallarm WAF to our Helm chart bundled application as a sidecar container. As you can see, 10 minutes is the time we need to stop worrying about rules, lists, and attacks, and start focusing on performance, optimization, and deployment. As...

Frenemy at the Gates: The Breaching

Online businesses have to be careful. It’s a dangerous world, full of anonymous people and services wearing digital skins. It sounds horrific because it is. On the other side of a transaction, could be anyone. Extra measures have to be made to secure web interfaces and API endpoints that online...

Autoscaling Wallarm Nodes in AWS, GCP, and Azure

Newly updated Wallarm Node images now natively support autoscaling capabilities in AWS, GCP, and Azure. Updated images are already available in cloud provider marketplaces and can rely on the native auto-scaling to adjust the number of nodes based on traffic, CPU load, and other parameters. What ...

Welcome Our New CMO, Renata Budko

By Ivan Novikov We have ended 2017 with an oomph — having record revenues, on-boarding new marquee Fortune 500 customers and forging new partnerships. We are also growing our team and I would like to welcome Renata Budko joining us as our new Chief Marketing Officer. We’re really excited to have...

Visit Wallarm at AWS re:Invent 2017

Wallarm will present its Application Security solutions at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas November 27 through December 1st. As a leading provider of AI-driven application security, Wallarm is helping customers running on AWS to implement application security. Wallarm solutions includes high-performan...

Join Wallarm at ISSA’s Cornerstones of Trust event on June 20th

Next week, local chapter of Information Systems Security Association check them out at http://www.sv-issa.org is organizing a focused security conference looking into the issues of securing end users, enterprise technologies and security processes. Come meet Wallarm to learn about trends and best...

AI Control Platform vs. AI Firewall vs. AI Gateway: Clearing Up The Terminology

Editor's note: This article was originally published by Tim Erlin on LinkedIn. It has been republished here with the author's permission. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-control-platform-vs-firewall-gateway-clearing-up-tim-erlin-ypodc It seems like every security vendor now sells "AI security."...

Fail-Open Architecture for Secure Inline Protection on Azure

Every inline deployment introduces a tradeoff: enhanced inspection versus increased risk of downtime. Inline protection is important, especially for APIs, which are now the most targeted attack surface, but so is consistent uptime and performance. This is where a fail-open architecture comes in...

Inside the AI Threat Landscape: From Jailbreaks to Prompt Injections and Agentic AI Risks

AI has officially moved out of the novelty phase. What began with people messing around with LLM-powered GenAI tools for content creation has rapidly evolved into a complex web of agentic AI systems that form a critical part of the modern corporate landscape. However, this transformation has give...

CISO Spotlight: Rick Bohm on Building Bridges, Taming AI, and the Future of API Security

Nestled in a log cabin high in the Rocky Mountains, Rick Bohm starts his day the same way he’s approached his career: intentionally, with a quiet commitment to learning and action. Boasting more than three decades of cybersecurity experience, Rick has watched tech evolve from dial-up ISPs to...

DORA: Strengthening Digital Resilience Through API Security

The Digital Operational Resilience Act DORA is one of the most significant cybersecurity regulations for financial institutions in the European Union EU. Failure to comply can have massive consequences, including financial penalties and forced operational downtime, meaning achieving DORA complian...

The Hidden Costs of API Breaches: Quantifying the Long-Term Business Impact

API attacks can be costly. Really costly. Obvious financial impacts like legal fines, stolen finances, and incident response budgets can run into the hundreds of millions. However, other hidden costs often compound the issue, especially if you’re not expecting them. This article will explore the...

AI-Powered APIs: Expanding Capabilities and Attack Surfaces

AI and APIs have a symbiotic relationship. APIs power AI by providing the necessary data and functionality, while AI enhances API security through advanced threat detection and automated responses. In 2023, 83% of Internet traffic traveled through APIs, but there was a 21% increase in API-related...

What is Blackcat Ransomware

Begin This Exploration: Unraveling the Mysteries of PantheraNegra Malware As new forks in the road of online threats emerge, an innovative peril has cast its shadow in the digital landscape – a danger we have identified as PantheraNegra Malware. What sets PantheraNegra Malware apart? Let's unrave...

Mastercard Cybersecurity

Safeguarding Trade: Discovering the World of Mastercard Digital Guardrails In our tech-driven era, it is vitro important that financial dealings are shielded competently. A colossal number of exchanges are happening each day, proving the ever growing necessity of sturdy digital protective measure...

2023 OWASP Top-10 Series: API3:2023 Broken Object Property Level Authorization

Welcome to the 4th post in our weekly series on the new 2023 OWASP API Security Top-10 list, with a particular focus on security practitioners. This post will focus on API3:2023 Broken Object Property Level Authorization. In this series we are taking an in-depth look at each category – the detail...

Protect your Helm chart bundled application with Wallarm WAF. 10-minutes configuration for continuous and enhanced security

Every application has its own specific goals, critical aspects, and needs. So, the logical conclusion would be that every app needs an in-depth manual configuration, right? Well, here at Wallarm, we’re security experts and developers from the real world, and we know that in many cases time,...

How To Protect Your Kubernetes Cluster with Wallarm – Running in Production Mode – part 3 of 3

The previous two blog articles in this series describe how to set up Wallarm Ingress controller and configure it so that it can properly allow or block traffic from trusted or suspicious/malicious IP addresses. This is essential to the functionality of Wallarm’s Ingress controller but it isn’t...

Choose the right ingress controller for your Kubernetes environment

Choosing the right ingress controller can help you ensure the right infrastructure, direction, and level of customization. Get the information about ingress controllers you need. The post Choose the right ingress controller for your Kubernetes environment appeared first on Wallarm Blog...

AI Governance on AWS: The Runtime Control Loop: AI Governance on AWS: Four Functions, One Loop, and a Deadline That Already Passed

Answer this without checking: how many AI agents are running in your environment right now? Most security leaders give an estimate and a shrug. That is a fair response, because agents get spun up by an engineer solving a problem on a Tuesday afternoon, through a path that puts them on nobody's...

2026 API and AI Security Predictions: What Experts Expect in the Year Ahead

This is a predictions blog. We know, we know; everyone does them, and they can get a bit same-y. Chances are, you’re already bored with reading them. So, we’ve decided to do things a little bit differently this year. Instead of bombarding you with just our own predictions, we’ve decided to cast t...

Chicago API Security Summit 2024

Thank You Chicago! Earlier this week we had the pleasure of hosting a regional API Security Summit in Chicago well, actually in Lombard. These summits bring together the local cybersecurity community for half-day of API Security-focused content, including expert speakers and panelists. While this...

Drinking Our Own Champagne: Enhancing API Security with FAST

Welcome to another inside story straight from the Wallarm labs. Today we’re taking you behind the scenes of our self-testing journey, showcasing how we "drink our own champagne" by implementing our Framework for Application Security Testing FAST to strengthen the security of our APIs. The intent ...

Malware Analyst – Job Description and How to Become

Introduction Malware investigation is the review or cycle of deciding the usefulness and possible effect of a given malware like an infection, worm, trojan, rootkit, or secondary passage. Malware or malignant programming is any PC programming planned to hurt the host working framework or to take...

Exploiting Oracle WebLogic by Remote Code Execution with a /console endpoint restricted

This article explains how to exploit Oracle WebLogic for remote code execution by using valid credentials. Its useful during black-box security audits, pentests, and infrastructure audits, including automated vulnerability scanning. To set up an example playground, we will use the following docke...

WAF-Based Attacks & The Future of Security

Understand WAFs and cybersecurity. Recent WAF-based breaches with CapitalOne, Imperva, and Cloudflare offer essential lessons we can learn from where WAF technology is failing us and what can we do to improve our security. The post WAF-Based Attacks & The Future of Security appeared first on...

Choose the right ingress controller for your Kubernetes environment

Choosing the right ingress controller can help you ensure the right infrastructure, direction, and level of customization. Get the information about ingress controllers you need. The post Choose the right ingress controller for your Kubernetes environment appeared first on Wallarm Blog...

What stealthy attacks are hiding in API data — and why do most WAF miss them?!

Is JSON really more secure than other data encoding formats? JSON is a serialization format that allows users to 1 send objects as strings and then 2 it sends applications to recover objects from those strings. So, the short answer is that the JSON format as dangerous as other serialization...

Why API Discovery Is the First Step to Securing AI

TL;DR AI risk doesn’t live in the model. It lives in the APIs behind it. Every AI interaction triggers a chain of API calls across your environment. Many of those APIs aren’t documented or tracked. That’s your real exposure. Shadow API discovery gives you visibility into those hidden endpoints, s...

Agent-to-Agent Attacks Are Coming: What API Security Teaches Us About Securing AI Systems

AI systems are no longer just isolated models responding to human prompts. In modern production environments, they are increasingly chained together – delegating tasks, calling tools, and coordinating decisions with limited or no human oversight. Almost all that communication happens through APIs...

Why API Security Is No Longer an AppSec Problem – And What Security Leaders Must Do Instead

APIs are one of the most important technologies in digital business ecosystems. And yet, the responsibility for their security often falls to AppSec teams – and that’s a problem. This organizational mismatch creates systemic risk: business teams assume APIs are “secured,” while attackers exploit...

Attackers Don’t Need to Breach Your API -They’ll Breach the Tools That Touch It

The API supply chain is the new security blind spot. Attackers no longer need to breach your APIs directly; they can target the third-party services that connect to them. These unmanaged dependencies are now the shortest path to your sensitive data. The recent Mixpanel incident is a stark reminde...

APIs Are the Retail Engine: How to Secure Them This Black Friday

Can you ever imagine the impact on your business if it went offline on Black Friday or Cyber Monday due to a cyberattack? Black Friday is the biggest day in the retail calendar. It’s also the riskiest. As you gear up for huge surges in online traffic, ask yourself: have you protected the APIs on...