Cybersecurity GRC 14 items
WAF & Bot Management Review
Reviews web application firewall and bot management deployment covering coverage, rule tuning, bot mitigation, monitoring, and evasion resistance.
OWASPPCI DSSNIST 800-53
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Coverage & Deployment
- Are all public-facing web applications and APIs protected by the WAF? *
- Is the WAF operating in blocking (not just detection) mode for production? *
- Is TLS inspection configured so encrypted attacks can be inspected? *
- Is direct-to-origin access prevented so traffic cannot bypass the WAF? *
Rules & Tuning
- Are managed rule sets covering the OWASP Top 10 enabled and current? *
- Are custom rules tuned to reduce false positives without weakening protection? *
- Is virtual patching used to mitigate known application vulnerabilities pending code fixes?
- Is rate limiting configured for sensitive endpoints (login, API, checkout)? *
Bot Management
- Are automated bots classified and malicious bots (credential stuffing, scraping) mitigated? *
- Are challenge mechanisms (CAPTCHA, JS challenge) applied to suspicious traffic?
- Are good bots (search crawlers) allow-listed to avoid business impact?
Monitoring & Response
- Are WAF and bot events logged and forwarded to the SIEM? *
- Are alerts configured for spikes in blocked attacks or new attack patterns? *
- Is rule and policy effectiveness reviewed periodically against evasion techniques?
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