Edgescans AI-powered WAF rule generator generates vendor specific WAF rules directly from validated vulnerabilities within the Edgescan platform. Here’s five practical situations where it earns its place in a security team’s day.
Build on validated findings
Rule generation starts with a validated vulnerability, not a suspected one. That matters. Every rule is based on a finding Edgescan has already confirmed, so teams aren’t building protections around false positives. Trusted input, trusted output.
Accelerate virtual patching
When a critical vulnerability is waiting on a code fix, reducing exposure becomes the priority. WAF 2.0 generates a vendor specific rule that can shield the vulnerability now, while the permanent fix is planned and tested. It shortens the window between discovery and protection.
Adapt to different WAF technologies
Environments are rarely uniform. Select the firewall platform you use, and the generated rule reflects the code and structure that platform requires. Change platforms, and the rule regenerates to match. One workflow, many technologies.
Simplify collaboration
Remediation often crosses teams. A generated rule can be reviewed by security, then shared with the infrastructure team that manages the firewall. The handoff from validation to implementation gets smoother, and it fits the operational process you already run.
Keep experts in control
AI accelerates the repetitive parts: analysis, context, rule drafting. It doesn’t approve or deploy anything. Your security professionals stay responsible for review, approval, and deployment. Speed where it helps, judgment where it counts.
Virtual patching won’t replace permanent remediation, and it isn’t meant to. It’s one more way to reduce exposure while the real fix moves through your pipeline. Built for the in between.
See where WAF 2.0 fits in your workflow.
