New open source web application layer firewall 'ESAPI WAF' released"The open-source ESAPI WAF is a departure from commercial, network-based firewalls, as well as ModSecurity's free WAF, says Arshan Dabirsiaghi, developer of the ESAPI WAF and director of research for Aspect Security. Dabirsiaghi will roll out the WAF at the OWASP Conference in Washington, D.C., in November. "WAFs today are deployed as appliances meant to protect a suite of applications. They're ki
