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A web application firewall is a security software that observes and filters HTTP/HTTPS traffic between a web application and the internet. While this has been available for decades, with the evolution of the threat landscape, WAFs have also added additional capabilities to protect not only web apps but also APIs against a range of attacks, including DDoS and bot attacks. So, the category has evolved and is currently called Web Application and API Protection (WAAP).

Banking & Financial Services (BFS) firms are shouldering a uniquely heavy share of the global threat load. The newly released Indusface State of Application Security 2026 study paints a stark picture: Why the laser focuses on finance? Strict regulations mean banks generally run strong perimeters, so adversaries pivot to bots, API abuse, and nuanced business-logic exploits that slip past ‘default’ defenses.

NGINX administrators are facing back-to-back emergency patch cycles. Within days of each other, two critical heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities were disclosed in the same NGINX component, both capable of crashing worker processes and enabling remote code execution on systems without ASLR. If your organization runs NGINX in any capacity, these need immediate attention.

A highly critical SQL injection vulnerability in Drupal core has raised concerns across organizations running PostgreSQL-backed Drupal environments. Tracked as CVE-2026-9082, the vulnerability affects Drupal’s database abstraction layer and can be exploited remotely without authentication. The vulnerability was disclosed through Drupal security advisory SA-CORE-2026-004 on May 20, 2026. CVE-2026-9082 is now under active exploitation.

A high-severity vulnerability in Next.js allows attackers to bypass middleware-based authorization controls in App Router applications through specially crafted.rsc and segment-prefetch requests. Tracked as CVE-2026-44575, the vulnerability can expose protected pages and sensitive application content without triggering the intended authentication or access control checks.

Your database is one apostrophe away from a breach. SQL injection has been the most common web vulnerability for three consecutive years. The 2025 Verizon DBIR reports it contributed to 12% of all data breaches, up from 9% the year before. In December 2024, a PostgreSQL SQL injection zero-day gave state-sponsored attackers a path into the US Treasury. In 2023, a single campaign used it to steal 2 million job seeker records across 65 websites in one month. The fix has been known for two decades.

DDoS attacks cost businesses an average of $6,130 per minute in downtime losses. According to the Indusface State of Application Security 2026 report, 70% of all websites faced at least one DDoS attack in 2025, attacks per website grew 27% year over year, and APIs were targeted 675% more than traditional websites.

Healthcare absorbed ~24 million attacks in 2025, a 115% increase year over year, according to the Indusface State of Application Security 2026 report. DDoS alone grew 39% across the sector. But disruption here is not just about lost revenue or downtime. When systems go dark, emergency rooms divert patients, doctors lose access to electronic health records, and appointments are cancelled.

SaaS companies face a 20% yearly likelihood of a significant DDoS attack, according to the Indusface State of Application Security H1 2025, underlining the risks to uninterrupted operations. Even brief downtime can have severe consequences. On average, a DDoS attack costs businesses$6,130 per minute in downtime losses. For SaaS platforms, one attack hits every tenant at once, multiplying the SLA breaches, churn risk, and reputational damage across the entire customer base simultaneously.

A DDoS attack costs businesses an average of $6,130 per minute. Beyond service disruption, these attacks often create operational pressure that exposes login systems, APIs, and payment workflows to additional threats such as credential stuffing and account takeover attempts while security teams work to restore availability.