Item: F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)
Rating: 8
Author: Asim Hasan

Overall Satisfaction with F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using the F5 Distributed Cloud WAF to secure our applications against DDoS as well as BOT attacks primarily. We want to track the source of these attacks and the nature of their exploits in order to defend against them.

Pros and Cons

Pros

It provides some level of detail of the event
We can easily identify the user agent
We can easily block these attacks

Cons

A little more documentation on the usability of the GUI
Some more use cases so a customer can create run books for similar cases

Return on Investment

Lower tco
Improved visibility
improved security posture

Distributed environments

Yes

Alternatives Considered

Imperva Advanced Bot Protection

F5 Distributed Cloud WAF is more granular in nature than the Imperva cloud WAF. The interface is more user friendly.

Key Insights

Do you think F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall)'s feature set?

Yes

Did F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall) go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy F5 Distributed Cloud WAF (Web Application Firewall) again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Imperva Advanced Bot Protection, Fortinet ADC

Likelihood to Recommend

F5 Distributed Cloud WAF is well suited where appliance maintenance is not really needed and the user does not need to worry about version updates or signature updates. It's also well suited for areas which are prone to natural disasters as then the application will always be available.

Catch them while you can

Modules Used