Gartner defines cloud web application and API protection (WAAP) as security solutions designed to protect web applications and APIs from different types of attacks, irrespective of the hosting location. Delivered as a cloud-based service, core capabilities are web application firewalls (WAF), distributed denial of service (DDoS) mitigation, protection against advanced API attacks and automated traffic management (bot management).
The market for distributed denial of service (DDoS) mitigation includes vendors that detect and mitigate DDoS attacks and offer it as a dedicated offering. It includes specialty vendors, whose primary focus is DDoS mitigation, as well as providers that offer DDoS mitigation as a feature of other services. These include dedicated appliance-based vendors, communication service providers (CSPs), content delivery network (CDN) vendors, hosting providers and cloud infrastructure and platform services (CIPS) vendors.
Edge distribution platforms are highly distributed, edge-based, integrated networks and cloud delivery infrastructures that provide the following as-a-service functionality: edge compute and storage, web application and perimeter security, content and API acceleration, data and analytics, and AI application infrastructure.