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Choosing a WAAP in 2026: 3 questions that separate the shortlist
Your WAF renewal is coming up. The API team has its own tooling in mind, the fraud team wants a bot product, and someone in networking owns DDoS.
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A company’s upcoming web application firewall (WAF) renewal is complicated by internal demands: the API team prefers its own tooling, the fraud team wants a dedicated bot‑detection product, and networking controls DDoS protection. This has resulted in four separate security controls, each with its own console and policy set, all protecting the same applications. The article frames these divergent requirements as the key challenge when selecting a web application and API protection (WAAP) solution in 2026.
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