Where should an automated solution that detects and prevents web-based attacks be deployed for public-facing apps?

• A. In front of public-facing web applications
• B. Behind the public-facing web applications
• C. On user devices
• D. On the internal network gateway

Answer: (A)

Place the automated web security solution in front of the public-facing web applications, at the edge. This position lets it inspect and block malicious inbound traffic before it reaches the application servers, protecting against common web attacks like SQL injection and cross-site scripting and enforcing security policies consistently. If you put it behind the applications, the threat would already reach the app and could waste resources or cause harm. Deploying on user devices won’t protect the server itself, and placing it at an internal gateway may miss external threats targeting the public-facing surface. Edge protection provides the earliest, most effective line of defense for public-facing apps.