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Fortinet Cloud WAAP

WAAP as a service with FortiGuard intelligence and global SLA.

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Key Features

Cloud protection for apps and APIs

WAF as a Service with OWASP and API protection.

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Key Features

Cloud Protection

WAF as a Service

WAF as a Service with OWASP and API protection.

Integrated Global CDN

Built-in CDN to accelerate content and reduce latency.

Instant Deployment

Protect apps in minutes without hardware or maintenance.

FortiGuard Intelligence

WAAP as a service with FortiGuard intelligence and global SLA.

Advanced Bot Management

Protect apps in minutes without hardware or maintenance.

Cloud protection for apps and APIs

WAF as a Service with OWASP and API protection.

Advanced Bot Management

Detects bots, fraud, and malicious automation.

Differentiate good and bad bots using profiles and behavior.

  • Detects bots, fraud, and malicious automation.
  • Volumetric DDoS mitigation with cloud scrubbing.
  • Advanced Bot Management
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Integrated Global CDN

Global distribution network included with local PoPs.

Built-in CDN to accelerate content and reduce latency.

  • Built-in CDN to accelerate content and reduce latency.
  • Instant Deployment
  • Protect apps in minutes without hardware or maintenance.
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Use Cases

Practical Applications

Cloud protection for apps and APIs

WAF as a Service with OWASP and API protection.

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Advanced Bot Management

Differentiate good and bad bots using profiles and behavior.

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Key Benefits for Your Organization

Why choose Cloud WAAP

Instant Deployment

Protect apps in minutes without hardware or maintenance.

Integrated Global CDN

Global distribution network included with local PoPs.

Advanced Bot Management

Differentiate good and bad bots using profiles and behavior.

Proven Results

100Tbps
DDoS capacity
150+
Global PoPs
<5min
Deployment time
99.99%
Availability SLA
Expert Analysis

What is Cloud WAAP and how does FortiWeb protect cloud applications?

TUTARI S.A. — Fortinet Authorized Partner

Expert Analysis Latin America and the Caribbean

Cloud WAAP (Web Application & API Protection) through FortiWeb is a cloud-based Web Application Firewall and API security platform that protects public-facing web applications and APIs from OWASP Top 10 attacks, zero-days, bot abuse, and account takeover. It operates as a reverse proxy, sitting between users and application servers to inspect and block malicious traffic.

FortiWeb Cloud WAAP provides rate limiting, DDoS mitigation, bot detection, sensitive data masking, and API discovery and monitoring. Organizations maintain a single control pane for multi-region application deployments, receive real-time alerts on attack attempts, and collect forensic data for incident analysis.

TUTARI configures FortiWeb for your application architecture, defines custom security policies, integrates with your CDN and cloud provider, handles SSL certificate management and renewal, monitors WAF effectiveness metrics, and provides quarterly policy tuning to maintain protection while minimizing false positives.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the most common questions about our services

What is FortiWeb Cloud WAAP?
FortiWeb Cloud WAAP (Web Application and API Protection) is a Software-as-a-Service solution that defends your public web applications and APIs against the OWASP Top 10, zero-day threats, DDoS attacks, and malicious bot activities without managing underlying infrastructure.

How does Machine Learning improve Cloud WAAP protection?
Instead of relying purely on static signatures, FortiWeb's ML models build a baseline of your normal application traffic. It automatically identifies behavioral anomalies and blocks zero-day exploits with highly accurate false-positive reduction, reducing manual tuning efforts.

Can it protect APIs just as well as traditional web pages?
Yes. As modern applications shift to microservices, FortiWeb Cloud WAAP heavily focuses on API security—providing automatic API discovery, JSON/XML schema validation, and dedicated defenses against API-centric abuse.

Why use TUTARI's managed WAAP services?
SaaS protection requires constant oversight as applications evolve. Our SOC engineers at TUTARI actively monitor your WAF dashboards, provide ongoing exception handling, configure advanced rate limiting, and execute rapid incident response when coordinated L7 DDoS attacks occur.

Does FortiWeb Cloud WAAP protect against automated bot attacks?
Yes, it includes advanced bot management that distinguishes between legitimate bots (Google, Bing) and malicious bots (scrapers, credential stuffing, inventory hoarding). It uses browser fingerprinting, behavior detection, and JavaScript challenges to block sophisticated bots without affecting legitimate user experience.

How long does it take to activate WAAP protection on my applications?
Being a SaaS solution, FortiWeb Cloud WAAP activates in minutes by changing your application's DNS record (CNAME). No hardware or software installation required. Machine Learning starts learning traffic patterns immediately, and signature-based protection is active from the first moment.
Integrations

Compatible Ecosystem

Native integration with leading cloud platforms, enterprise tools, and the Fortinet Security Fabric ecosystem.

AWS
Splunk
CrowdStrike
SentinelOne
ServiceNow
Microsoft
HPE
Rapid7
GrayLog
Citrix
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AWS
Splunk
CrowdStrike
SentinelOne
ServiceNow
Microsoft
HPE
Rapid7
GrayLog
Citrix
SolarWinds
Bitdefender
Acronis

Cloud protection for apps and APIs

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