Web Application Firewall (WAF) Industry Overview
The web application firewall is a fragmented market. Currently, the number of web application attacks is increasingly creating new spaces for the players, and the existing players are segmented into business enterprises as small, medium, and large sectors. The high rivalry is among small and medium players, which the competitive rivalry is high in the market. Key players are Akamai Technologies Inc., F5 Networks Inc., Barracuda Networks Inc., Imperva, Inc., etc.
- April 2023 - Akamai Technologies Inc. launched its Prolexic Network Cloud Firewall. This new Akamai Prolexic ability allows customers to define and manage their access control lists (ACLs) while providing greater flexibility to secure their network edge, where Akamai's cloud-based DDoS protection platform stops attacks before they reach applications, data centers, and internet-facing infrastructure.
- April 2023 - Barracuda Networks Inc. announced a distribution arrangement with Ingram Micro for the Gulf area. Through this partnership, Ingram Micro will be able to provide Barracuda's whole range of email, application cloud, network, and data security solutions to resellers in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Yemen, and Pakistan.
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Market Leaders
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Akamai Technologies Inc.
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Barracuda Networks Inc.
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Cloudflare Inc.
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Citrix Systems, Inc.
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Qualys, Inc.
- *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order