Key Events of 2024 for NSFOCUS WAF

Summarizing the past, embracing the future. Let’s take a recap at the key events of NSFOCUS WAF in 2024.

Market Recognition

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Market share: From 2019 to 2023, NSFOCUS WAF has been ranked 1st in China’s WAF hardware market share.

March 2024: Recognized by Forrester, a leading market research company, for our outstanding Bot Management capabilities.

May 2024: Included in Garter’s Market Guide for API Protection as a representative vendor.

June 2024: NSFOCUS’s WAAP technology received outstanding evaluations with perfect scores in five key areas in the IDC report China WAAP Vendor Technology Capability Assessment, 2024: Web Application Firewall (WAF), Bot Traffic Management, Threat Intelligence, Application-layer DDoS Protection, and Industry Applications. Link: https://nsfocusglobal.com/nsfocus-leads-the-market-with-advanced-waap-technology/

October 2024: Forrester recognized NSFOCUS as a representative vendor in The Web Application Firewall Solutions  Landscape, Q4 2024.

Features of New Version

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In 205, NSFOCUS will launch the new features in WAF 6081.

New Features

Improved Detection Capabilities

  • WebSocket detection and protection
  • Semantic engine detection introduced for better XSS injection protection
  • Improved proxy performance
  • Improved detection efficiency

Other Features

  • Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) support
  • Log retention up to 180 days

Enhanced Centralized Management

  • Unified platform (ESP-C) for multiple WAF management, support authentication and authorization, policy distribution, and log unification.
  • Periodical report via Email
  • Site compilation check

New Models with Higher Throughput

  • New hardware model with 20G throughput (application layer)
  • New VM (Image) WAF models, performance up to 3G, 6G, 10G
  • 40G Network Interface Card (NIC) available
  • High density NIC available, include 8*GE copper/fiber and 4*10GE copper/fiber

New Deployment Models

  • Mirroring mode support on all hardware models
  • Original source IP retain under reverse proxy mode
  • Out-of-path mode support (detection only, no-blocking) for easier WAF functional testing and performance testing

In 2025, NSFOCUS will continue to optimize the functionality and usability of the WAF. Stay tuned for more updates!