Web application firewalls (WAFs) have become an important cybersecurity tool, yet they can be challenging to deploy and maintain. The release of WAF and DDoS Protection brings powerful and intelligent traffic filtering and distributed denial of service (DDoS) mitigation to Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service. In this article, we'll cover recent trends in cybersecurity, an overview of WAF technology, benefits of WAF and DDoS Protection, WAF best practices, and when you might need a WAF.