WAF and Appsec Insights

We're inviting forward-thinking security teams to experience an agentic approach to risk assessment. If you're ready to transform how you manage security risks, we want you in our beta program.

Today, we are excited to announce Enterprise-Grade Protection for Linkerd, the first security solution that seamlessly integrates with Linkerd to deliver next-gen WAF, API security, and LLM protection—all with a single integration.

We’re excited to announce Impart’s native integration with Gloo Gateway—a seamless way to bring enterprise-class security to APIs and AI-driven applications.

One of the most complex aspects of running a WAF is managing its security rules effectively. That's where Rule Architect, our AI-powered WAF rule expert, comes in. With a distinct personality that combines deep security expertise with a dash of wit, Rule Architect takes the headache out of WAF rule management.Think of Rule Architect as your witty security companion – it knows WAF rules inside and out, and it's not afraid to tell you when your rules might be stepping on each other's toes. While it takes security seriously, it brings a refreshing approach to what's traditionally been a dry and technical domain. It's like having a brilliant security architect on your team who also happens to make rule management almost... fun?

Security teams can now validate WAF rules before they hit production, thanks to Impart Security's new WAF Rule Tester. No more crossing fingers and hoping for the best when deploying new rules.

Rule Writer is your go-to AI-powered assistant for tackling the messy, time-consuming world of WAF rule creation and management. It’s not just a tool—it’s like having an extra teammate who never sleeps and always knows exactly what to do.

What's the biggest challenge with WAF? It's usually not a bypass. It's all the operational details around getting a WAF operational in production. Inspector is Impart's solution to that problem. We built Inspector to address some of the most persistent challenges security teams face when managing a WAF in production - deployment, rule management, and shared operational responsibility with engineering.

Web applications and APIs are critical parts of your attack surface, but managing WAFs has never been easy. False positives, rule tuning, risks of production outages, and log analysis - all of this work has made WAF historically difficult to operationalize.Well, that time is over. Meet Impart’s WAF Squad - a five-member squad of AI assistants superheroes dedicated to making web application security not just manageable, but downright fun!In this blog post, you’ll see why these Assistants aren’t just toys —they’re here to revolutionize how you protect your apps and data - IN PRODUCTION.

2025 will be the year of the futurist. I never thought that I'd be writing a blog post about AI and robotics at this point in my career, but technology has advanced so much in the lat 12 months setting up 2025 to be a landmark year in terms of the tech industry. Self driving cars, robots, AGI - these are all things that have a realistic chance of shipping this year which is super exciting for me as a futurist. That said, Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) agent technology, robotics, and APIs are transforming the way we live and work, but they also present new challenges for web application and API security. Traditional Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) are going to struggle to keep pace with these changes, leading to the rise of API Native WAFs and WAF Agents as superior solutions. This article will explore the new threats to WAFs in 2025.