Cyber Security Cloud,
Inc. (CSC) is pleased to announce the availability of WafCharm on Microsoft
Azure. Already available to over one million Amazon AWS users around the world,
this launch provides Azure users with AI operation of Web Application Firewall
(WAF) rules, expanding WafCharm's availability to 60% of the world's cloud
users.
Microsoft Azure users
now have access to the same WafCharm benefits for securing their web
applications in the cloud as do their Amazon AWS counterparts. By making
WafCharm available on two of the industry's top cloud platforms, businesses
benefit by being able to select the cloud service that best fits their needs
while enjoying the ease-of-use WafCharm offers.
"WafCharm automates WAF
rules using machine learning and big data without requiring security experts to
customize the system," CSC's CTO, Yoji Watanabe, stated. "With CSC's expertise
in the cloud-WAF industry, Azure users can optimize their cloud functionality
and focus resources on their businesses instead of constantly fine-tuning WAF
rules to the latest security threats."
WafCharm automatically
customizes WAF rules based on their applications and system, and continuously
adjusts and manages them. Users can now focus on business operations with fewer
security worries as WafCharm takes care of: building, testing and tuning rules;
researching vulnerabilities, and creating new rules.
"Deploying and operating
WAF without a purpose-built tool like WafCharm is a time- and
resource-intensive operation. And companies with limited resources are not able
to respond immediately when problems happen," said Yosuke Matsuura,
Infrastructure Team Leader of CAST PLATFORM at Hachidori, Inc., developer of
chatbot and shift and attendance tools. "With CSC's WafCharm, we've been able to
maximize WAF's security features in a hassle-free way. I highly recommend it to
anyone deploying WAF."
"We compared a number of
WAF solutions - both on-premises and cloud-based - before deciding on CSC's
WafCharm. Solutions from other vendors had too many issues for a small team
like ours to have to overcome, such as implementing a new cloud service and
procuring new hardware," said Kunihiro Okamoto, General Manager of the
Development Division at Coconala, Inc., developer of sharing economy services such
as an online flea market for knowledge, skills and experience; a legal
consultation website; and a market for handmade items. "WafCharm is not only
easy to use, it is also possible to start with the price range that matches the
scale of the service. Now we are saving time and money."
Equipped with CSC's
patented WRAO AI engine, WafCharm uses machine learning to go through its
database of over a trillion threat signatures to select the most optimal WAF
rules for each application. Additionally, its Cyhorus cyber threat intelligence
team helps to quickly identify and respond to the latest threats. The Cyhorus
team consists of top-class security engineers with the best signature
customization know-how in Japan.
WafCharm is a service
that is easy to use and operate, with a user-friendly implementation process
and experienced customer support team. It will automatically select the optimum
WAF rules and customers can customize and fix rules manually if they so desire.
It is not necessary to install any special equipment or switch DNS servers to
use WafCharm since it is an immediately available Security-as-a-Service on
Azure or AWS.