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