Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules for AWS WAF -HighSecurity OWASP Set-

My main use case for Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules  is to protect against malicious attacks like SQL injection attacks and cyber attacks.

Recently, I discovered malicious IPs which I believed were operating as a botnet and attacking my e-commerce website. Because WAF  is for web application security, I used WAF  managed rules related to IP and IP injection attacks. There are additional rules available for IP rate limiting based attacks, which allow me to implement a maximum number of attempts from a particular IP within a specific time period. This rate-limiting rule helps prevent unknown IPs from accessing my website.

The general security vulnerabilities provided by AWS WAF  through managed rules or custom rules that I can implement will protect my application and enhance the security of my application through these security rules. This is the main use case of implementing WAF rules.

The best features of Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules  are that there are managed rules available for free that I can implement. I can stop SQL injection attacks, which is one significant vulnerable attack that can be stopped by WAF. Bitcoin mining attacks can also be stopped by implementing WAF. Additionally, there are specific rules related to bot control, which are especially helpful when a bot attacks my website. I implemented a framework known as OWASP Top 10, so these ten security critical vulnerabilities can be mitigated by implementing them.

I implemented free managed rules by AWS , which include Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules. These managed rules control SQL injection attacks and other attacks that are managed by WAF to prevent them from affecting my systems.

Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules have impacted my organization very positively because my company is security-focused. We are focusing mainly on security-based setups and implementing everything that can enhance security. This is one of the key applications or services I can implement in my company to stop mitigation attacks, which is why I implemented WAF and attached it to CloudFront, API Gateway, and sometimes to a load balancer to stop and mitigate these attacks.

I noticed specific outcomes or metrics from Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules in the form of reduced attacks. I discovered that there was no system through which I could conclusively determine what happened, but I noticed some IPs in the logs that were attacking my website and trying to exploit Bitcoin through our platform. This activity was reduced by implementing WAF, and this is what I verified from the logs, which were very helpful.

I believe that Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules can be improved by reducing false positives with traffic-aware tuning. Out-of-the-box managed rules are generic, and sometimes they block legitimate traffic. Improvements can be achieved by running rules in count monitor mode first, reviewing blocked requests using logs, adding custom rules on top of managed rules, and enabling request inspection depth layer seven hardening. These are techniques I can use to improve these rules.

I have been using Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules for the past one year.

Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules are stable in the sense that I do not experience issues with availability or performance.

Regarding scalability, I can easily implement them.

I have not previously used a different solution because we are AWS  native and implemented this solution only.

Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing, I find it a bit more expensive.

Regarding scalability, I can easily implement them.

I have seen a return on investment.

Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing, I find it a bit more expensive.

Before deciding on Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules, we went straight to using these rules. Everything is deployed on AWS, and we want to use AWS. This is the only sole provider for our company, so we are bound to use it.

I would advise others looking into Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules to use WAF if they want to eliminate security attacks, especially if they are using AWS. I would rate this product 8 out of 10.

My main use case for Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules  is the protection of any cyber attack on my API servers and cloud managed rules on my WAF .

A specific example of how I use Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules  to protect my API servers is that we have an AWS WAF  at the parameter level where we have implemented the OWASP top 10 attack rule as a cybersecurity managed rule in the parameter. Any traffic coming to our API server passes through the WAF , and the WAF OWASP top 10 rule filters that traffic for any attack.

The best features Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules offers are mainly that there is less human intervention, which reduces the chances of error, and it is also less time-consuming and more intelligent compared to manual rules.

When I mention more intelligent, Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules stands out in that these rules are generally updated according to the latest cyber attacks and the latest signatures in the system, so we don't need to manually change the rule, as they get updated mostly in real time, making detection easier.

Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules has positively impacted my organization because earlier, a complete SOC team was required 24/7 for manually checking the alerts, acting upon those alerts, and doing forensics. With cloud managed rules being automated and intelligent and updating in real time, the manual intervention by the SOC team has been significantly reduced, resulting in a comparatively higher detection rate than before.

I sometimes need to tweak Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules because it is a predefined rule where I adjust it based on our request sizes. Sometimes a rule states that only a 5 MB request is allowed, but we have requests greater than 5 MB, which causes it to block that traffic. I have to adjust the rule and increase the size of the request or payload above 5 MB to resolve this issue.

Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules can be improved in that they are mostly general rules and not specific to organizational needs. Being predefined rules, if we have to make any changes, we need to create a rule above or before that cybersecurity rule or a bypass rule. There should be an option to tweak those cloud managed rules to adjust them based on organizational needs, as this has been one challenge we faced.

Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules is limited to specific scenarios. For example, AWS WAF  can only be used in an AWS  scenario, which makes it complex to integrate with on-prem systems.

I have been using Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules for more than five years.

Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules is stable, and the support is excellent with the cloud service. The after-sales support and technical support team are very reliable, so I have no issues with that.

Scalability with Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules is not a problem, as we have opted for a BYOL (bring your own license) model where systems automatically adjust during high demand, which is advantageous for scalability.

Customer support for Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules is great, as it is easy to reach out compared to on-prem vendors, and overall, I am satisfied with the customer support provided.

I previously used an on-prem solution where everything was done manually, which was expensive regarding employee count and time, with higher chances of error. This prompted us to switch to a hybrid environment that includes both on-prem and cloud solutions.

The return on investment is great. Earlier, we had to manage the whole infrastructure on-prem with a different team at every step, which incurs high costs. With cloud infrastructure, we avoid a significant upfront investment, so it operates on a pay-as-we-grow model, which is beneficial.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is very transparent and easy to manage the infrastructure in the cloud. The pricing is very clear, allowing us to track costs using the price calculator and the pricing dashboard, making it very straightforward.

Before choosing Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules, I evaluated other options including on-prem systems and building our servers for automation with tools such as Ansible . I found that the cloud managed rules were easier to set up and better suited for our environment.

My advice to others looking into using Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules is to maintain a blend of on-prem and cloud solutions, while also performing regular checks and balances on the cloud managed rules to observe their behavior with applications.

My additional thoughts on Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules are that the effectiveness largely depends on the specific business use case, as it will not fit every business logic. Sometimes, there is over-blocking within the cloud managed rules where valid requests or IPs could be blocked, which should be fine-tuned to reduce over-blocking. I would rate this product an 8 overall.