In today’s digital-first environment, protecting web applications and APIs is a critical priority for businesses. Organisations seek trusted solutions that balance robust protection, scalability, and ease of use. It’s no surprise that Imperva has been named a Leader in the Forrester Wave
: Web Application Firewall (WAF), Q1 2025. For us, this recognition further solidifies Imperva’s excellence in delivering innovative and analyst-recognized application security solutions.
Why Choose an Analyst-Recognised WAF?
We believe Forrester’s recognition of Imperva’s Cloud Web Application Firewall (Cloud WAF) reflects our company’s strategic focus, advanced capabilities, and exceptional customer feedback. And that being named a Leader among top vendors in the WAF market positions Imperva as a trusted partner for organisations seeking to defend against the ever-evolving threat landscape. Here’s why this matters:
Recognized as a Leader in Web Application Firewalls
Imperva sees our recognition as a Leader as a demonstration of our ability to adapt to shifting demands and stay ahead of industry trends. Following our acquisition by Thales in late 2023, Imperva has maintained its branding and remained committed to evolving its application security portfolio. The Cloud WAF, a cornerstone of this portfolio, integrates seamlessly with complementary solutions like bot management, API security, DDoS protection, and client-side protection, forming a unified application security platform that addresses modern challenges.
Innovation at the Core
Imperva excels in its strategy of continuous innovation as noted by Forrester with the highest possible scores in Innovation, Roadmap, and Adoption within the Strategy category. Imperva supports this with our customer-facing innovation centrers, internal hackathons, and strategic partnerships designed to expand customer use cases. The newest launch of our Elastic WAF marks a step forward for cloud-native architectures, providing heightened support for Kubernetes environments and other dynamic workloads. Ensuring our roadmap aligns with our broader mission of unifying application security offerings, with advanced AI and detection features leading the charge.
Enhanced Security and Adaptability
Imperva WAF delivers near-zero false positives through intelligent, automated policy creation and rapid rule updates. Our Layer 7 DDoS capabilities boast adaptive protection and detailed, out-of-the-box reports that simplify understanding and managing threats. The ability to scale protection across hybrid and cloud-native environments ensures organisations can safeguard their applications wherever they’re deployed.
Customer-First Design
According to the Forrester report, “customers praised the quality of detection” when sharing their feedback. With Imperva’s Attack Analytics, we empower security analysts by correlating thousands of security events into actionable insights, enabling fast responses and reducing alert fatigue.
Key Differentiators of Imperva Cloud WAF
Imperva Cloud WAF stands out as a SaaS-based, enterprise-class solution designed to mitigate risks with precision:
- Since 2002, Imperva’s Threat Research team has been working tirelessly to detect and predict emerging threats in an effort to make Imperva’s products more efficient and secure. Providing comprehensive defence against OWASP Top 10 threats, SQL injection, XSS, and more.
- Out-of-the-box deployment in blocking mode with minimal tuning allows over 94% of customers to enable blocking mode, confident in the solution’s accuracy.
- Machine learning and adaptive threat detection ensure protection evolves with the security landscape.
- Support for flexible deployment models—including public cloud, private cloud, hybrid, and on-premises—makes it suitable for diverse architecture types.
Furthermore, our compliance with major regulations such as GDPR, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 ensures businesses meet critical standards while protecting sensitive customer data.
The Future of Imperva Application Security
With a strong roadmap that integrates AI innovations, enhanced threat detection, and cloud-native features, Imperva is ready to continue leading the application security landscape. For organisations seeking top-tier protection as part of a broader application security stack, Imperva Cloud WAF remains the ultimate choice.
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