Imperva Introduces Cloud-based Web Application Firewall Service for Mid-Sized Enterprises

"Imperva Cloud WAF" Allows Organizations to Quickly Address PCI, Protect Web Applications and Improve Website Performance

(13.05.11) - Imperva announced its "Imperva Cloud WAF", powered by Incapsula, a cloud-based Web Application Firewall service for small to mid-enterprise businesses that need to effectively achieve PCI compliance, prevent blacklisting, protect against Web application attacks and improve Website performance. As a managed Web Application Firewall service, Imperva's experienced security professionals provide continuous monitoring and policy tuning, reducing business overhead costs while improving their overall security posture.

"Cloud-based Web Application Firewall technology will be an essential protective measure for small to medium sized businesses. With hackers increasingly targeting small business applications, SMBs will greatly benefit from the low capital investment while ensuring comprehensive protection without dramatic upfront fees or infrastructure changes," said Lawrence Pingree, Research Director, of Gartner.

According to the Verizon 2011 Data Breach Investigations Report, hackers actively target small to mid-enterprise organizations with standardized, automated attacks because these businesses have fewer protections. These softer targets provide hackers an ongoing stream of valuable data and, as a result, money. According to the Verizon report, between 2010 and 2011, "we saw a virtual explosion of breaches involving smaller organizations."

Imperva Cloud WAF helps businesses maintain PCI DSS section 6.6 compliance, which is required for any organization whose Web applications process payment cards. With Imperva Cloud WAF, businesses get continuous protection that does not impact their Web development processes and does not result in burdensome consulting costs.

Imperva Cloud WAF shields Websites and online applications from hackers and other online threats while permitting legitimate traffic. Leveraging Incapsula's unique technology, Imperva Cloud WAF protects against current and emerging threats including SQL Injection, Cross-site Scripting (XSS), illegal resource access, malicious bots, and other Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top-10 threats. Imperva Cloud WAF also increases Website performance with cloud-based caching that reduces Web page load time, server workload, and Website bandwidth consumption.

Imperva Cloud WAF is provisioned via a simple change to a Website's DNS setting. It does not require any hardware, software or changes to existing Website code. This easy deployment enables organizations to jumpstart their Web application security initiative in a matter of minutes while maintaining their existing Internet hosting provider and infrastructure. (Imperva: ma)