Back to Basics: Mitigating Bad Bot Traffic at the AWS Edge

Опубликовано 5 сентября 2024, 17:57

It can be difficult to determine the different patterns between legitimate and unwanted traffic on your internet facing applications. By leveraging AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall), you can control the traffic at the edge and secure your architecture. Join Ben as he discusses strategies to protect your web applications and APIs against malicious bot traffic.

You'll learn:
👾 Understanding bot traffic: good bots vs. bad bots
🛡️ Using AWS WAF to block common web exploits and bot patterns
⚙️ Setting up AWS WAF Bot Control to manage bot activity
🚫 Creating rate limiting rules to mitigate DDoS attacks
📋 Leveraging AWS WAF Security Automations to customize protection
✨ Key features: blocking reputation lists, identifying scanning patterns, deploying honeypots

Learn how to configure AWS WAF to control incoming bot traffic, reduce attack surface, and secure your applications at the edge. Implement web application security best practices with this comprehensive guide.

Additional Resources:
Amazon SNS overview: aws.amazon.com/waf
AWS WAF Security Automations: aws.amazon.com/solutions/imple...
IP Reputation rule groups: docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest...
AWS WAF Bot Control: docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest...

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