Link11, a Germany-based global IT security provider, has released insights into the evolving cybersecurity threat landscape and announced the capabilities of its Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) platform. It is designed to provide multi-layered defenses against modern digital threats.
The rapid pace of digital transformation has expanded the opportunities for organizations across industries. However, every new web application and API also broadens the attack surface, leaving businesses increasingly exposed. Cybercriminals are employing sophisticated tactics that target all levels of application infrastructure, rendering traditional point solutions insufficient.
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have traditionally been associated with overwhelming data floods. Increasingly, attackers use more subtle methods at the application level (Layer 7), simulating legitimate traffic to disrupt resource-intensive services such as login pages, search functions, or APIs. A recent example occurred when the website of an Israeli city council was hit by approximately 18 million HTTP requests in just minutes, temporarily disrupting operations.
Automated traffic continues to correspond to a sizeable percentage of web incidents, and malicious bots are setting into credential stuffing, content scraping, inventory theft, and fraud. For instance, reseller bots would buy large numbers of limited products, such as concert tickets or designer goods, leaving customers unable to access them.
Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) are kept in widespread use, but the signature-based rules employed by them sometimes turn out false for quite legitimate reasons, like the newer methods of attacks not having signatures yet. Such gaps leave applications vulnerable to modern "low-and-slow" attack instances coupled with zero-day exploits and even further victimization of well-known threats such as SQL injection and XSS.
APIs can be seen as the pivot of any digital ecosystem. Digital ecosystems are vulnerable whenever the API is not secured. Unmonitored shadow APIs may cause unintentional enlargement of the attack surface. Attacks on API endpoints can disrupt services, data exfiltration, and legitimate account takeover; higher defenses must be set.
Link11’s WAAP platform has been developed to address these challenges through an integrated, real-time security framework.
Unified all-in-one platform: Consolidates multiple protection functions into a single interface to simplify management.
Real-time multi-layered protection: Detects and mitigates malicious traffic while ensuring seamless access for legitimate users.
Flexible deployment: Compatible with diverse infrastructures, protecting web applications and APIs regardless of hosting environment.
24/7 managed support: Backed by round-the-clock monitoring from Link11’s global Security Operations Centers (SOCs).
Data security and compliance: Operates on a wholly Link11-owned cloud platform, ensuring GDPR compliance and eliminating non-EU access risks.
Link11 is a security company based in Germany, and it has locations around the world. The company provides cybersecurity solutions to enterprises and protects critical infrastructure needs. Link11 is certified under ISO 27001 and recognized by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) as a qualified service provider for the protection of critical infrastructures.
Lisa Froehlich
Link11 GmbH
l.froehlich@link11.com
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