A Web Application Firewall blocks typical attacks and bots. It is an important security element for any website built on a popular CMS.
What it means in practice
A Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a filter that analyses traffic coming to a website and blocks suspicious requests: hacking attempts, attacks on forms, malicious bots and mass password guessing.
Why it matters for your business
Sites on popular systems such as WordPress are scanned daily by automated bots looking for weaknesses. A WAF stops most of them before they reach the site.
Examples and good practice
- Enable protection against brute-force logins.
- Block known malicious addresses and bots.
- Combine a WAF with updates – one doesn’t replace the other.
- Monitor blocked attacks in reports.
How Novi handles it
The Protection Plus and 24/7 monitoring module adds a web application firewall, malware scanning and uptime monitoring to your Novi website.
