Continuous monitoring has strengthened our web defenses and has reduced malicious incidents
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for
Imperva Application Security Platform is the
Web Application Firewall, which I use for firewall protection and monitoring 24/7 for suspicious activity.
Regarding my main use case, I first log into the WAF applications, then access the Alerts section. In that section, I can see different types of activity happening in the firewall. I review each alert to determine whether it is legitimate or suspicious activity. I can also view the target IP address and locations, target servers, and the payload that the attacker was using in that alert. I can see the OWASP Top 10 alerts and the event timing to identify when the attack occurred.
What is most valuable?
Imperva Application Security Platform offers impressive features. I am using the WAF, which blocks each alert based on signature-based attacks. That is the most impressive aspect I have experienced.
There are many alerts in Imperva Application Security Platform. For example, there is an OWASP Top 10 alert called SSRF, which is server-side request forgery. If someone attempts to access the server, the WAF blocks that SSRF alert, or RCE, Remote Code Execution alert, blocking immediately based on the signature, not only by the payload or the IP address. That is very effective.
Imperva Application Security Platform has positively impacted my organization because every time an attacker uses a malicious payload or malicious signature that is already included in the signature database of the WAF application or Imperva application, the application directly blocks that particular signature immediately. This capability can help any organization achieve better security outcomes.
What needs improvement?
I believe Imperva Application Security Platform can be improved because cybersecurity is a field that changes every day, and different types of signatures are being invented. The WAF team should add more signatures, including basic and advanced signatures, on a daily basis. They need to understand this requirement and update their signature database daily.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Imperva Application Security Platform for almost one year and four months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Imperva Application Security Platform is stable.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support for Imperva Application Security Platform is very good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not previously use a different solution; I have been using the WAF Imperva application for the last five years.
What was our ROI?
Imperva Application Security Platform has helped reduce incidents, save time, and improve my organization's security posture with specific measurable outcomes and metrics.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Imperva Application Security Platform a 10 on a scale of one to 10.
I gave it a 10 because it is useful for private organizations and it is very safe to have WAF applications, particularly Imperva Application Security Platform.
The advice I would give to others looking into using Imperva Application Security Platform is that it is safer to use or to have it. My overall rating for this product is 10 out of 10.
Enhanced security with profile functionality
What is our primary use case?
I use the service for protection due to the fact that it has profile functionality.
What is most valuable?
Protection is the best solution since it has profile functionality.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Interesting alternatives are Akamai and some cloud solutions do exist.
Provide DDoS protection and better security at effective rate
How has it helped my organization?
We have details on the protection available in two key ways. We primarily see the use of WAF, specifically the CloudWAF, which is always active for application security. This ensures that everyone attempting to update the customer environment must go through the CloudWAF.
We often see customers opting for the on-demand option for DDoS protection as it’s more cost-effective. When a DDoS attack is detected, traffic is redirected through Imperva’s servers to be cleaned before being sent to the client. This on-demand option is particularly popular in my region. However, customers with the budget can choose Orizon, where traffic is continuously routed through Imperva’s scrubbing centers, which are among the largest in the world.
What is most valuable?
For Linux protection, the most important feature is layer seven DDoS protection, which focuses on application-level threats. Imperva does offer layer three DDoS protection, but that's less common in my region.
What needs improvement?
It is expanding its number of data centers for scrubbing traffic. Currently, there is only one POP for cleaning in South Africa. They might add another POP in North Africa, possibly in Nigeria or Egypt. Latency concerns customers, especially in regions like East and West Africa, where traffic has to travel to South Africa before returning. Increasing the number of POPs across the continent would help address these latency issues and improve overall service.
While the platform is already quite strong, there’s always room for improvement, especially in keeping up with emerging trends and new types of attacks. Enhancing security capabilities could be beneficial. Integrating more advanced AI features could significantly improve its effectiveness and help customers leverage these tools more effectively. It would be great to see more focus on AI integration to handle and analyze data more efficiently.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the solution's stability a nine-point five out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability is quite good. Imperva has an extensive global network with over fifty data centers, which supports their cloud platform's load balancing. As you increase the number of web servers, you can adjust your license to accommodate more throughput. Licensing is based on throughput, so as your needs grow, you can quickly expand your coverage accordingly.
How are customer service and support?
Support is solid because it's a managed service. Everything runs smoothly, and I haven't encountered any issues with it.
What other advice do I have?
It’s also available as a managed service, meaning local IT teams need less involvement. Through the managed services, most management is handled on the server side. This approach is effective and reduces the total cost of ownership by requiring fewer resources to handle attacks and related events.
Generally, it provides better security and offers more relief for security teams managing their applications. It simplifies things for architects, as layer seven protection is more reliable than traditional next-generation solutions, which may not cover this level of detail. With Imperva’s managed service, there's no need to worry about the payload size or complex settings, as the service handles these aspects effectively.
The cloud platform excels in interface design, reporting, and support. It offers both executive and technical reports that are highly usable.
Overall, I rate the solution as ten out of ten.
Very well setup Infrastructure.
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of use and setup. I used inperva for setting up my web application firewall for my websites. It was based on reverse proxy technique.
What do you dislike about the product?
Many hidden options. It's hard to decode the inner level setup of the waf.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Protecting my website and data from the intruders.
Imperva Web Application experience
What do you like best about the product?
Imperva Web Application has be a great help in making my computer risk free from external threats an dreducing my vulnerability. Also, it is easy on the pockets due to the minimal cost. Imperva is also very easy to use. Just with a dns change we can activate it.
What do you dislike about the product?
As of now I havent faced any issues with Imperva Web app. It has been a hassle free journey till now with Imperva.Havent faced any technical issues as of now with it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Imperva Web application firewall has made securing my system very easy.It has been vwey easy to switch to Imperva. The up to datesignatures of Imperva helps in making my computer safe and secure.
Imperva web application review
What do you like best about the product?
The imperva firewall has been very helpful for making my personal computer much more safer. The application is very light which makes it very easy to load even in poor networks.
What do you dislike about the product?
I did not face any issues as of now with thje imperva web application. It is working all good. And I hope this will work fine in future as well. No negetive points to raise as such.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The imperva web application has made it hassle free for me when trying to make my personal and work computers safe from malwares.The imperva is very easy to use which makes it very useful.
My experience
What do you like best about the product?
I love the dashboard where we can block the websites and taking our personal information from browser data. This feature is one of the best an I love it.
What do you dislike about the product?
I dont have any dislikes to the application, it works amazingly fine and I am loving it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am able to block the internet suspecious activity and un authorized access to my data. One of the best application I love it.
Imperva Firewall
What do you like best about the product?
Imperva WAF (Web Application Firewall) protects web applications from online attacks. The software solution is designed to adapt to threats, eliminate the risk of cyber attacks, mitigate data breaches, and ensure that web applications meet their regulatory compliance requirements like PCI DSS 6.6.
What do you dislike about the product?
I have not come across any issues as such
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Provides a more secure environment to run business with worries from cyber attacks.
One of the best Firewall
What do you like best about the product?
One of the best firewall I used, becase of blocking the websites made easier and effective. You can restrict the sub domains separately. So I liked this feature and protects twebsites.
What do you dislike about the product?
I dont feel like disliking the waf, it works fine as expected
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Internet security is much easier and blocking the sub domains separately is most effective so this problem sorted very fast and I liked this feature. One of the best.
Imperva Web Application Firewall review
What do you like best about the product?
Protection of the system and it helps the system from virus, attacks. Monitors the network and gives privacy.
What do you dislike about the product?
Very few dislikes compared to likes. It has certain content restrictions which could be avoided.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
WAF helps in problems like harmful spyware, hacking and privacy intervention of the user.
