Enterprise WAF Solutions
Modern attacks target your applications, not just your infrastructure. Aydahwa Enterprise designs, deploys and manages vendor-independent Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions that defend websites, APIs, cloud workloads and customer-facing services — across Cloudflare, F5, Imperva, Fortinet, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud and open-source platforms.
Protect every web application, API and digital service
Modern cyber attacks no longer target only your infrastructure — they target your business applications. Aydahwa Enterprise designs, deploys and manages enterprise-grade Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions that defend websites, APIs, cloud workloads and customer-facing services against the threats that matter most.
Whether your applications run on AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, VMware, Kubernetes or a traditional data centre, our architects build a security architecture aligned with your business and compliance requirements — designed to fit your wider cybersecurity and cloud security programme rather than a single vendor’s product line.
Defending against modern application attacks
Vendor-independent WAF architecture
Unlike vendors that only recommend their own products, we design the best solution for your environment. Before recommending a platform, our engineers evaluate:
Enterprise WAF services
WAF Architecture Design
Enterprise-grade secure architecture for internet banking, government portals, healthcare systems, SaaS platforms, Kubernetes, APIs, enterprise websites, mobile application back ends and eCommerce.
WAF Deployment
Complete implementation including HA architecture, global load balancing, SSL/TLS and certificate lifecycle, rule tuning, false-positive reduction, API protection, geo-filtering, rate limiting and bot mitigation.
WAF Migration
Migration from F5, Imperva, Barracuda, Fortinet, Cloudflare, AWS WAF, Azure WAF and ModSecurity — re-platformed without service interruption.
Managed WAF Services
Continuous monitoring, rule optimisation, threat hunting, log analysis, SIEM integration, incident response and compliance reporting.
Commercial enterprise solutions
We are vendor-independent — we deploy and deeply customise the commercial platform that genuinely fits your applications, budget and compliance posture.
| Vendor | Best for | Deployment |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Global SaaS | SaaS |
| Akamai | Large enterprise | SaaS |
| Imperva | Financial services | SaaS / Hybrid |
| F5 Advanced WAF | Enterprise data centre | Hardware / VM |
| Fortinet FortiWeb | Existing Fortinet customers | VM / Hardware |
| Fastly NGWAF | High-performance SaaS | SaaS |
| Radware | Enterprise security | SaaS |
| Barracuda | Mid-size enterprise | Appliance |
| Wallarm | API security | SaaS |
| Citrix AppFirewall | ADC environments | Appliance |
Cloud-native WAF platforms
For workloads already running in a public cloud, we deploy and tune the provider’s native WAF for tight integration with your networking, logging and identity.
| Cloud | WAF |
|---|---|
| AWS | AWS WAF |
| Microsoft Azure | Azure Web Application Firewall |
| Google Cloud | Cloud Armor |
| Oracle Cloud | OCI WAF |
| Alibaba Cloud | Alibaba WAF |
| Tencent Cloud | Tencent WAF |
| Huawei Cloud | Huawei Cloud WAF |
| IBM Cloud | IBM CIS WAF |
| OVHcloud | OVH WAF |
| Tencent EdgeOne | EdgeOne WAF |
Open-source WAF solutions
For organisations preferring complete ownership and self-hosted deployments — ideal for Kubernetes, DevSecOps, GitOps, private cloud and air-gapped networks — we implement:
Enterprise WAF and Fortinet virtual appliances
For organisations that need enterprise-grade protection with minimal tuning overhead, we deploy and manage Fortinet FortiWeb alongside the wider family of Fortinet virtual appliances. FortiWeb moves well beyond signature matching: its dual-layer machine-learning engine builds a behavioural model of your application, then uses a second analytical layer backed by FortiGuard Labs threat intelligence to separate genuine attacks from benign anomalies — driving near-zero false positives without constant manual rule-writing.
FortiWeb runs wherever you do — as a hardware appliance, a virtual machine on VMware, Hyper-V, KVM or Xen, a container, or a cloud instance on Azure, AWS, Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud. We handle sizing, high-availability design and integration into the Fortinet Security Fabric, so FortiWeb shares intelligence with FortiGate and FortiSandbox for coordinated, automated response.
- Dual-layer ML detection for known and zero-day threats with very low false positives
- Automatic API discovery and positive-security models (OpenAPI, JSON, XML) wired into CI/CD
- Advanced bot mitigation against scraping, credential stuffing and account takeover
- Client-side JavaScript protection against Magecart and formjacking for PCI DSS 4.0
- Flexible deployment: appliance, VM, container or cloud, with HA and Security Fabric integration
Native Azure WAF, deployed and customised for you
For workloads already running in Microsoft Azure, we design, deploy and customise Azure WAF on both Application Gateway v2 and Azure Front Door. Azure WAF ships with a managed Default Rule Set based on the OWASP Core Rule Set and hardened with Microsoft Threat Intelligence, using an anomaly-scoring model that weighs each rule match rather than blocking on a single hit — so legitimate traffic keeps flowing.
The real value is in the tuning. We author custom match and rate-limit rules — using operators such as IPMatch, GeoMatch, Regex and Contains — that run ahead of the managed rules to enforce your specific business logic, block abusive sources and shape traffic. Where the managed set is too aggressive, we build precise exclusions instead of weakening protection, giving you strong security with a clean signal.
- Managed OWASP-based Default Rule Set with anomaly scoring on Application Gateway v2 and Front Door
- Custom match and rate-limit rules evaluated before the managed rules
- Geo-filtering, IP restrictions and bot protection tuned to your traffic
- Surgical exclusions to eliminate false positives without lowering coverage
- Native integration with your Azure networking, logging and Sentinel monitoring
ModSecurity and the OWASP Core Rule Set, deeply customised
When you want full control, complete transparency and no per-appliance licensing, we deploy a completely open-source ModSecurity WAF and customise it deeply around your specific web applications. ModSecurity acts as the inspection engine while the OWASP Core Rule Set (CRS) provides the policy layer, using the same anomaly-scoring approach — each matched rule adds weight, and a request is only blocked once it crosses the threshold.
We tune ModSecurity as an ongoing process, not a one-off install. We begin in DetectionOnly mode to baseline real traffic, analyse the audit logs, then set the right Paranoia Level for your risk appetite and apply surgical exclusions (SecRuleRemoveById, ctl:ruleRemoveTargetById) so specific endpoints and parameters behave correctly — without weakening protection elsewhere. Rule-set versions are pinned and maintained so your defences stay current.
- Fully open-source engine with the OWASP Core Rule Set — no licence fees
- Anomaly-scoring model tuned to your application, not generic defaults
- Paranoia Level selection (PL1–PL4) matched to your security requirements
- DetectionOnly baselining before enforcement to protect legitimate users
- Surgical, per-endpoint rule exclusions and custom rules for business-logic threats
- Runs on Apache, Nginx or IIS, in your data centre or any cloud
Feature comparison
A high-level guide to the trade-offs between commercial, cloud-native and open-source WAF platforms. The right choice depends on your applications, cloud strategy and compliance needs.
| Capability | Enterprise WAF | Cloud-native WAF | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|
| OWASP Top 10 | |||
| API protection | Limited | ||
| Bot protection | Advanced | Medium | Basic |
| Machine learning | Advanced | Medium | Community |
| DDoS protection | Advanced | Cloud-native | External |
| Kubernetes | Yes | Cloud-native | Excellent |
| Multi-cloud | Excellent | Limited | Excellent |
| Enterprise support | Vendor | Cloud provider | Community / commercial |
Built for regulated and mission-critical industries
Aligned with your regulatory obligations
Every deployment can be aligned with:
How we deliver WAF projects
1. Assess
A current application-security review covering your existing architecture, attack surface, vulnerabilities and compliance gaps.
2. Design
A vendor-independent architecture engineered for high availability, performance, security and disaster recovery.
3. Deploy
Production implementation with policy configuration, SSL, API security and integration — deployed in monitoring mode and validated by testing before enforcement.
4. Optimise
Continuous improvement through rule tuning, threat intelligence, monitoring, reporting and incident response.
Why choose Aydahwa Enterprise
WAF Solutions FAQ
Which WAF vendor is best?+
There is no universal answer. Cloudflare, Akamai, Imperva and F5 are excellent enterprise solutions, while AWS WAF, Azure WAF and Google Cloud Armor integrate tightly with their respective cloud platforms. The right choice depends on your business objectives, cloud strategy, regulatory requirements and existing infrastructure — which is exactly what our vendor-independent assessment determines.
Do you support existing WAF deployments?+
Yes. We support architecture reviews, migrations, troubleshooting, performance optimisation and managed services for existing WAF environments — whether you inherited the deployment or want a second, independent opinion.
Can you deploy an open-source WAF?+
Yes. We deploy enterprise-grade open-source solutions including Coraza, ModSecurity, BunkerWeb and Open AppSec across Kubernetes, Docker and Linux environments, tuned deeply to each application.
Do you integrate with SIEM?+
Yes. We integrate WAF logging and alerting with Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, IBM QRadar, Elastic, Wazuh, FortiAnalyzer, Azure Monitor and AWS Security Hub, so application-layer events feed your central monitoring and incident response.
Can you protect APIs?+
Yes. We provide modern API security across REST, GraphQL, SOAP and gRPC, with schema validation, rate limiting, authentication and attack detection tuned to how your APIs are actually used.
Can a WAF protect against DDoS attacks?+
A WAF protects against application-layer (Layer 7) DDoS attacks such as HTTP floods and slowloris. For volumetric (Layer 3/4) DDoS attacks you need a dedicated DDoS mitigation service. We typically deploy both in a layered architecture for complete protection.
How do you handle false positives?+
We deploy WAFs in monitoring (detection-only) mode first, analyse real traffic patterns for one to two weeks, tune rules to eliminate false positives, then switch to blocking mode. This approach ensures legitimate traffic is never disrupted.
Is a WAF required for PCI DSS compliance?+
PCI DSS Requirement 6.6 mandates either a WAF or regular application vulnerability assessments for public-facing web applications that handle cardholder data. Most organisations choose a WAF because it provides continuous protection, not just periodic assessment.
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Whether you require a cloud-native WAF, an enterprise appliance or an open-source platform, our architects will help you select, deploy and optimise the right solution — with vendor-independent recommendations, no lock-in, an architecture review, compliance mapping and proof-of-concept planning.
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