Edgio App Security

Formerly Limelight Cloud Security

Edgio App Security is a web application and API protection solution designed to safeguard enterprises of all sizes. According to the vendor, it offers defense against various web threats, including DDoS attacks, bad bots, and other automated threats. Edgio App Security is targeted at DevSecOps teams, IT security professionals, web application developers, e-commerce companies, and financial institutions.

Key Features

Web Application & API Protection: According to the vendor, Edgio App Security provides protection against web threats such as DDoS attacks and bad bots. It offers bot detection and attack mitigation, real-time analytics, and observability. The solution is designed to integrate with DevSecOps and allows for easy CI/CD integration using its API-driven approach.

DDoS Protection: Edgio App Security aims to ensure the availability and uptime of web applications by providing robust protection against DDoS attacks. It claims to mitigate volumetric, application layer, and protocol attacks, and offers advanced traffic filtering and rate limiting capabilities. Real-time monitoring and alerting are provided to respond to DDoS incidents promptly.

Advanced Bot Protection: Edgio App Security claims to accurately detect and mitigate malicious bots and automated threats. The solution utilizes behavioral analysis and machine learning algorithms to identify bot traffic. It allows for customization of bot detection rules and policies, and provides real-time monitoring and reporting of bot activity. The product also claims to protect against scraping, account takeover, and fraud attempts.

Origin Shield: According to the vendor, Edgio App Security offers protection for origin servers and infrastructure from direct attacks. It shields origin IP addresses to prevent direct exposure and provides traffic routing and load balancing capabilities. Additionally, it includes DDoS attack mitigation at the origin to prevent overload.

DNSSEC: Edgio App Security incorporates DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) to secure DNS infrastructure. It claims to validate DNS responses to prevent DNS spoofing and cache poisoning attacks, ensuring the authentication of DNS data integrity. The solution aims to offer protection against DNS-based attacks and vulnerabilities.

TLS: Edgio App Security provides Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption for secure communication. It claims to support the latest TLS versions and cipher suites, and offers certificate management and validation for secure connections. The solution aims to protect against man-in-the-middle attacks and data interception.

Complete Web App Security Everywhere: Edgio App Security aims to provide protection for applications without sacrificing performance. It claims to accept only requests that conform to schemas and secures internal, external, and partner APIs. The solution provides coverage for XML and RESTful APIs, promising increased performance and reliability.

Unified Security at the Edge for Greater Defense-in-depth: Edgio App Security offers a single pane of glass for unified policy management, according to the vendor. It claims to provide deep observability and unified alert management, simplifying integration with existing DevSecOps and SOC tools.