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Wallarm NG WAF pros and cons

Vendor: Wallarm
4.3 out of 5

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PROS

Offers robust security features, protecting applications from various threats.
Capable of automatic attack detection and mitigation with high accuracy.
Provides comprehensive and insightful reports for better understanding of security status.
Integrates smoothly with existing DevOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
Highly customizable with support for complex deployment environments.

CONS

Lacks detailed documentation for advanced configurations.
Complex initial setup process.
High cost compared to alternatives.
Infrequent updates on key features.
Limited integration with certain third-party tools.
 

Wallarm NG WAF Pros review quotes

it_user662952 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP, Engineering and Operations at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
May 11, 2017
With active threat detection, we are no longer over-swamped with tons of useless events.
SeniorIn81b4 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Security Engineer at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 14, 2017
Perimeter control and active vulnerability scanner are the most valuable features.
SB
Head of IT department at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
May 17, 2017
Vulnerability scanner and WAF are valuable features.
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it_user666765 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Application Security at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 17, 2017
They are the only solution that fits our success criteria and business objectives: WAF must have a low (<5%) false negative rate and be ready to protect from all well-known web attacks.
it_user796242 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Jan 3, 2018
Helps us to monitor situation in regards to attacks to our sites and prevents a lot of them.
 

Wallarm NG WAF Cons review quotes

it_user662952 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP, Engineering and Operations at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
May 11, 2017
It needs more customization in PDF reports.
SeniorIn81b4 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Security Engineer at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 14, 2017
Technical support is 6 or 7 out of 10. Sometimes we have had trouble with communication and understanding.
SB
Head of IT department at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
May 17, 2017
Wallarm uses a learning mechanism to detect attacks and to avoid false positives. If Wallarm blocks some illegitimate request, then you can go to the management console and mark this request as false positive, but sometimes this does not work properly.
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it_user666765 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Application Security at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 17, 2017
There were several stability issues during the first pilot.
it_user796242 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Jan 3, 2018
The biggest problem for us was the stability and speed using the first version of Wallarm. Now, it is fine.