<p>Media releases are provided as is and have not been edited or checked for accuracy. Any queries should be directed to the company issuing the release.</p><p>Although conventional network firewalls serve us well, significant changes in application delivery are allowing new vulnerabilities to emerge. These demand more specialised application security proxies such as the web application firewall (WAF), an appliance, server plugin, or filter that applies a set of rules to an HTTP conversation.</p><p>As more applications are migrated to the Web, the role of the WAF combined and integrated with an application delivery controller (ADC) is becoming increasingly important. Information professionals are realising the security benefits this potent combination can deliver.</p><p>These include deep packet inspection, DDoS protection and SSL Offload capabilities as part of richer, multi-layered security architecture that enhances security while reducing cost and operational complexity. With the WAF becoming mandatory in securing today's Internet and its best practice for deployment, the WAF-plus-ADC combination is taking security to new levels.</p><p><a href="http://www.cmo.com.au/mediareleases/18166/waf-plus-application-delivery-controller/">Keep reading...</a></p>