Azure Web Application
Firewall (WAF)

Stop Web-Layer Attacks Before They Reach Your Applications 
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SQL injection. Cross-site scripting. Bot abuse. These attacks target your applications at Layer 7 — and traditional network firewalls can't see them. Azure Web Application Firewall is purpose-built to detect and blockweb-layer threats, protecting your public-facing workloads without impacting legitimate users. 

OWASP Core Rule Set protection 

Defend against the most common and critical web vulnerabilities using continuously maintained rule sets aligned to OWASP Top 10. 

We act as an extension of their IT team, responsible for day‑to‑day operations, security monitoring, incident response, and continuous optimization. Our focus is on reducing risk, improving reliability, and ensuring the environment evolves as business needs change. Rather than reactive support, we deliver proactive management, governance, and visibility—allowing clients to focus on their business while we ensure the platform remains secure, compliant, and performing as intended.

Custom rule authoring

Write your own allow/block/rate-limit rules based on IP, geolocation, URI patterns, headers, or request body contents.

Bot protection

Classify and control bot traffic using Microsoft's managed bot protection ruleset, distinguishing legitimate crawlers from malicious automated actors.

Detection and prevention modes

Run WAF in detection mode to audit traffic without blocking, then switch to prevention mode once rules are tuned minimizing false positives during rollout.

Integration with Azure Front Door and Application Gateway

Deploy WAF at the edge via Front Door for global coverage, or at the regional level via Application Gateway for workload-specific control. Use both for layered defense.

Centralized logging and alerting
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Stream WAF logs to Microsoft Sentinel or Log Analytics for unified security monitoring and incident response.

Why Work With
Red X Carbon

WAF deployments fail when they're rushed. Poorly tuned rules generate excessive false positives that block real users, or are disabled entirely — leaving applications exposed. Red X Carbon brings a disciplined methodology that turns WAF from a checkbox into a reliable security control.

Traffic baseline analysis

We assess your application's traffic patterns before configuring WAF, ensuring rules are calibrated to your real-world usage not generic defaults.

Ruleset configuration and tuning

We configure OWASP rulesets and custom rules, identify necessary exclusions for legitimate edge cases, and eliminate false positives before go-live.

Layered WAF deployment

We architect WAF across both Front Door (edge) and Application Gateway (regional) tiers where appropriate, providing defense-in-depth for your web workloads.

Sentinel and Log Analytics integration

We connect WAF telemetry to your SIEM so your security operations team has the context needed for rapid incident detection and response.

Ongoing rule management

We establish a rule review process, so your WAF evolves as your applications change preventing rule drift that leads to gaps or unnecessary blocks.

Bot mitigation strategy

We configure and tune bot protection rules to block malicious automation while ensuring legitimate crawlers, monitoring tools, and partner integrations are unaffected.