Monthly Web Application Firewall Analysis for July 2024

This document is a monthly report detailing web application attacks detected and mitigated by the UltraWAF service for July 2024. It outlines the overall trends and statistics regarding web requests and malicious traffic. In July 2024, there was a reported decrease of 7% in total web requests, amounting to approximately 608 thousand requests. The document notes a significant reduction of 42% in malicious activities and an 18% decrease in bot traffic. The Command Injection threat category emerged as the dominant vector, accounting for over 41% of total malicious traffic. The report also breaks down attack statistics by category, industry, and source country, revealing that the Technology/Security industry was the most targeted, with the United States being the leading source of malicious traffic. Additionally, the report discusses specific attack payloads and observed trends. The document serves as a comprehensive analysis of web application security dynamics for the specified month.