How to combat web scraping with WAF AI

Amazon currently tracks hundreds of millions of potential cyber threats daily. In just the first six or seven months of 2024, the number of threats they monitored increased from 100 million to 750 million per day. This underscores the importance of security checks to ensure safe operation and usage of websites. These activities are essential for businesses to build a strong cybersecurity system that prevents risks and damages caused by hackers. Security checks offer several key benefits:

• Identify vulnerabilities in the system and potential security breaches from the website.

• Analyze and measure the status of potential vulnerabilities of the system.

• Detect any possible security risks in the system.

• Help website developers fix and eliminate security issues through encryption.

Given these reasons, businesses are recommended to conduct website security checks annually or biennially. However, depending on your website's scale, you may increase the frequency for optimal results

The tools below allow businesses to quickly assess their website’s security status with high accuracy, and provide timely solutions for detected security issues.

Google Safe Browsing Diagnostic Tool:

Google Safe Browsing Diagnostic checks whether your website contains malware or unsafe software. It uses data from Google's Safe Browsing API and is regularly updated. It analyzes domain-related links and displays results based on the last 90 days. Businesses can use it to detect risks early and avoid browser or Google warnings to users.

Norton Safe Web

Developed by Norton (Symantec), this tool assesses a website’s safety. Simply enter the URL and Norton Safe Web will analyze and report any malware, phishing, or other potential threats. It also uses community feedback and Norton’s security databases.

UnMask Parasites:

This tool scans your website and detects hidden threats, such as suspicious code snippets. UnMask Parasites is widely used by security professionals for regular site checks and is especially useful for identifying stealthy attacks like hidden redirects or unauthorized ad injections.

URL Void:

URLVoid checks the reputation of a website using over 30 different security databases like Google Safe Browsing, Norton, and PhishTank. Enter a domain, and it returns a comprehensive report including trust score, IP address, server location, and blacklist history. Ideal for assessing a website’s risk before visiting or linking to it.

These tools help you detect security vulnerabilities and issues on your website. In addition, you can use specialized software to scan and evaluate site errors more comprehensively.

Using specialized software allows businesses to conduct thorough and faster vulnerability assessments compared to manual methods. Below are widely used and highly rated tools:

Nexpose by Rapid7

Nexpose is a vulnerability scanning tool developed by Rapid7, popular among large organizations. It detects, assesses, and categorizes vulnerabilities based on risk levels. Nexpose features real-time monitoring and an intuitive dashboard to help IT teams track system status, analyze data, and build effective mitigation plans.

Nessus Pro

When using Nessus Pro, businesses can detect website vulnerabilities according to OWASP standards & provide remedial measures. Detect weaknesses on Android, iOS, Window phone operating systems, IoT devices: computers, switches, routers, etc. At the same time, it supports patch testing of operating systems, web browsers, and software. This is a website error checking software that was voted by Gartner as the most popular security software in the world.

IBM Application Security on Cloud (SaaS)

IBM Application Security on Cloud is one of the most trusted software services that help protect web applications, mobile apps, and data on cloud platforms (icloud) effectively. If the cost of installing and using traditional vulnerability scanning software exceeds the budget, this will be an optimal solution that businesses should choose.

Currently, there are many ways to check the safety and security of a website, but using software to check will bring more convenience to businesses.

Website vulnerability scanning

Web scanning is considered an important part of website security testing. It helps to support the testing of websites during the development life cycle and after release, especially during the time the website is live.

However, nowadays hackers (hackers) often use web scanning tools to find vulnerabilities on Web/App. Their purpose is to find vulnerabilities and weaknesses on the target website for easy attack.

There are a few tools commonly used by hackers such as:

• AnonGhost DDoS

• Mummy Ghost DDoS (v1.4)

• NetDestroyer (v1)

• SOIC strong Orbit lon Cannon

• SMG Doser

• Server Fluder

• Zaps UDP Flooder (v1)

• NinjaGhost - UDP Flooder

With the rise in web scanning and cyberattacks, many businesses are turning to AI-integrated security solutions hosted on the cloud. These technologies block unauthorized data harvesting and protect against attacks at Layers 3, 4, and 7.

One of the most trusted security platforms is VNIS – a comprehensive website security solution developed by VNETWORK Corporation. With over a decade of cybersecurity experience, VNETWORK serves 2,000+ clients across education, healthcare, media, e-commerce, logistics, finance, and IT sectors.

VNIS delivers security through three core elements: robust infrastructure, advanced technology, and a highly experienced team:

• Global Multi-CDN: With 2,300+ Points of Presence (PoPs) across 32 countries, VNIS accelerates content delivery, reduces latency, and ensures high availability even during regional outages.
• AI-Integrated Cloud WAF: This cloud-based Web Application Firewall detects and blocks common attack types such as SQL Injection, XSS, CSRF, and other OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
• Expert Team & 24/7 SOC: The SOC team provides continuous monitoring, log analysis, and early warnings of threats. Web scanning, DDoS attacks, and exploit attempts are detected and mitigated promptly to keep websites secure and stable.

Let VNIS – the all-in-one security solution by VNETWORK – help your business detect, prevent, and protect against all cyber threats.

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