文章强调了部署Web应用和API保护（WAAP）系统的重要性，并分析了实施过程中常见的六大挑战：可见性与发现、集成与兼容性、配置错误与误报、运营准备、性能影响及利益相关者协调。LevelBlue通过Akamai技术提供定制化解决方案，有效应对这些挑战，提升安全性和运营效率。 2025-10-2 13:0:2 Author: www.trustwave.com(查看原文) 阅读量:8 收藏
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Deploying Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) systems is crucial for bolstering cybersecurity defenses. Akamai reported 108 billion API attacks over an 18-month period, underscoring the value of APIs to cybercriminals. Like any new security measure, the initial deployment brings various challenges during the "Day One" process. These Day One challenges should not compromise security effectiveness or disrupt business operations. Organizations' initial discovery of APIs and web applications often uncovers several gaps in inventory. Many hidden assets surface during implementation, including shadow APIs and undocumented or legacy applications. The security setup becomes more complex as unrecognized components introduce future risks that can expose organizational vulnerabilities if not addressed. Expected Outcome: Complete and accurate asset visibility LevelBlue Managed WAAP effectively addresses visibility challenges by using Akamai's App and API Protector to identify, document, and monitor all web applications and APIs, including shadow IT resources. As new APIs are detected, real-time analytics are used to establish a baseline that helps identify opportunities to improve security posture. Integrating WAAP solutions with various IT systems can cause unexpected technical and architectural conflicts. Merging cloud-based, on-premises, and legacy systems in hybrid setups introduces the most challenging security issues. These compatibility issues can increase operational complexity and resource utilization, resulting in significant delays in implementation. Expected Outcome: Seamless integration that minimizes operational disruption. LevelBlue provides custom Day One support through its operational expertise, ensuring smooth WAAP integration with existing SIEM tools, DevOps environments, and operational workflows. Akamai's App and API Protector technology enhances integration capabilities by providing automatic compatibility with various infrastructure types, thereby reducing operational friction during system transitions and increasing ROI on existing investments. During the Day One phase, organizations face pressure to configure and deploy quickly, which can lead to misconfigurations. Several errors may cause false positives, disrupting operations and causing fatigue, potentially interrupting legitimate user traffic. To stay operational and efficient, resolving these issues promptly is essential. Expected Outcome: Optimized security policies that accurately differentiate between legitimate traffic and threats. The security experts at LevelBlue Managed WAAP use Security Policy Management and Tuning to improve security controls, reducing false alarms. LevelBlue ensures continuous user access and strong threat detection through Akamai's adaptive security features and smart threat detection tools, helping teams focus on genuine security issues and eliminate false alarms. The combination of knowledge gaps and high alert volume creates major challenges for operational readiness. Staff members' lack of understanding of new WAAP tools leads to delayed incident responses and ineffective troubleshooting, potentially introducing security vulnerabilities. Expected Outcome: Enhanced team readiness with proactive alert management. The 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) at LevelBlue ensures immediate operational readiness, operated by experts from Day One. The SOC utilizes skilled cybersecurity staff who perform real-time monitoring and alert triage, along with quick incident response. Organizations receive instant readiness to handle security events through operational support and Akamai's analytics-driven alert management tools. New security controls, such as WAAP, may cause initial performance issues that result in delayed responses and hinder user interactions. Security upgrades need urgent adjustments to prevent negative effects on key business operations and customer interactions. Expected Outcome: Maintenance of optimal application performance with minimal latency. LevelBlue Managed WAAP, built on Akamai's globally distributed cloud platform, offers seamless, high-performance security at all times, even during peak traffic. Application performance is optimized through Akamai's advanced traffic management and low-latency security processing, ensuring business continuity and improving user experience from the very beginning. Implementing the WAAP solution requires careful coordination among various organizational stakeholders, including security teams, developers, operations staff, compliance officers, and business leaders, who must communicate clearly. The effectiveness of security efforts can decline due to frustration and conflict that arise when stakeholders face misalignment or have unrealistic expectations about security coverage. Expected Outcome: Smooth stakeholder coordination and realistic expectation management. LevelBlue promotes clear communication that supports effective teamwork across different organizational groups. The service provides structured onboarding, consistent updates, and stakeholder briefings to ensure aligned expectations and cohesive management during the critical initial implementation phase. Effectively managing Day One challenges promotes lasting WAAP performance and boosts security resilience. LevelBlue's strategic WAAP solution, using Akamai technology, addresses immediate needs to deliver measurable security results from the beginning. Contact LevelBlue to transform your WAAP implementation project into a strategic advantage. LevelBlue provides customized solutions to meet your organization's needs for building strong web applications and API security systems.Challenge: Visibility and Discovery
Challenge: Integration and Compatibility Issues
Challenge: Misconfigurations and False Positives
Challenge: Operational Readiness
Challenge: Performance Impact Concerns
Challenge: Stakeholder Coordination and Communication
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