Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

As a CISO or security lead in a SaaS organization, the unthinkable could happen to you at any time. On a Friday evening, as you’re wrapping up work, you get a notification alerting you of a potential vulnerability in a customer-facing application. You have no idea what data has been leaked or how long this has been left exposed.

Cloud adoption among enterprises accelerated around 10 years ago. During this time, network-based tools emerged as solutions that could protect data as it traveled to the cloud. These solutions, including Security Service Edge (SSE) and Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB), utilized network-based proxy architectures that could intercept and control traffic.

Choosing the right WAF solution is not just about ticking a checkbox—it’s about ensuring real-time security, threat intelligence, and seamless operations. A poorly chosen WAF can lead to downtime, false positives, compliance gaps, and missed zero-day threats. So, before you commit to a WAF provider, ask these critical questions to ensure your web applications and APIs are protected against evolving cyber threats.

This is a guest post from Cliff Thoburn, Head of Intelligence at RMI Global Solutions. RMI is recognized by the oil, gas, and broader energy industry on and offshore as experts in the threats and risks that face the spectrum of this key industry worldwide. The cybersecurity risks nation-state actors pose to the energy sector through insider threats are well documented.