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Module 01Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Advanced protection for your applications, APIs, and websites — block threats, stop attacks, and secure your digital assets

Web Application Firewall (WAF) protects your applications, APIs, and websites from common web threats and attacks. It sits between users and your applications, inspecting incoming traffic and blocking malicious requests before they reach your infrastructure.

Enterprise-grade security 99.9% SLA MEA + Global regions

The Security promise

Advanced protection for your applications, APIs, and websites — block threats, stop attacks, and secure your digital assets.

Security

What is a WAF?

A WAF is a security layer that filters and monitors HTTP/HTTPS traffic. It protects against:

  • SQL injection attacks
  • Cross-site scripting (XSS)
  • Remote code execution
  • Bot attacks and scraping
  • API abuse
  • Application-layer DDoS attacks

At a glance

Core Capabilities

Everything packaged into a single, production-ready service — designed to deliver outcomes from day one.

Threat Protection

  • OWASP Top 10 protection
  • Real-time attack detection and blocking
  • Signature-based and behavior-based filtering
  • Bot detection and mitigation
  • API security protection

Traffic Filtering & Control

  • Rule-based request filtering
  • IP allow/deny lists
  • Geo-blocking capabilities
  • Rate limiting and throttling
  • Custom security policies

Application Security

  • Protect web applications and APIs
  • Secure microservices and Kubernetes workloads
  • Prevent unauthorized access
  • Shield backend systems from exposure
  • Integration with SSL/TLS encryption

Performance & Scalability

  • Low-latency traffic inspection
  • High-throughput filtering
  • Scales with traffic demand
  • Edge-based deployment via CDN integration
  • Optimized for global applications

Monitoring & Analytics

  • Real-time traffic visibility
  • Attack logs and insights
  • Threat intelligence dashboards
  • Alerts and anomaly detection
  • Compliance reporting

Why YallaCloud

Why Choose YallaCloud WAF

WAF provides proactive protection against evolving threats.

  • Protect applications from common web attacks
  • Prevent unauthorized access and data breaches
  • Secure APIs and microservices
  • Reduce risk of downtime and service disruption
  • Integrate with CDN, SSL, and Load Balancer
  • Enable compliance with security standards
  • Scale protection as your application grows

Global footprint

Multi-Location Advantage

WAF is deployed across global and MEA infrastructure including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and global edge network locations.

Protect applications closer to users

Reduce attack impact with distributed security

Meet compliance requirements

Enable global application security

Improve response times to threats

The value

Pricing Structure

WAF follows a flexible pricing model based on usage and protection level.

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Pay-as-you-use protection

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Request-based pricing

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Advanced security feature tiers

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Enterprise WAF plans

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Custom security policies pricing

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Managed security services

Ameen — AI optimization

Ameen — AI-Powered Security Optimization

Ameen continuously tunes performance, cost and security based on your real workload — so your service stays optimized, automatically.

  • Recommend optimal WAF rules and policies
  • Detect unusual traffic patterns
  • Identify vulnerabilities and attack attempts
  • Optimize filtering and rate limiting
  • Improve cost efficiency
  • Monitor security posture
  • Provide actionable security insights
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Everything teams ask before they deploy.

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