Cloudflare WAF for DevSecOps, & Cloud Security Engineers

Mastering Threat Mitigation, Custom Rules, and API Protection for Modern DevOps Pipelines

What you'll learn
- Understanding How a Web Application Firewall Works
- Configuring and Managing Cloudflare WAF Rules
- Protecting Applications from Common Web Attacks
- Monitoring and Fine-Tuning WAF Security

Requirements
- Basic experience managing a simple website (e.g., WordPress, static site, or any small web app).
- You will learn everything you need to know
- Basics of internet and IT

Description
Cloudflare WAF for DevSecOps, & Cloud Security Engineers: Mastering Threat Mitigation, Custom Rules, and API Protection for Modern DevOps Pipelines

Course Overview

This hands-on course provides an intensive, practical deep dive into leveraging Cloudflare Web Application Firewall (WAF) as a critical component of a modern DevSecOps strategy. Designed for Security Engineers, DevOps Professionals, and Developers, this training moves beyond basic configuration to focus on advanced WAF utilization, custom security rules, and integration within continuous deployment pipelines. You will learn to proactively mitigate Layer 7 threats, secure APIs, and ensure compliance without sacrificing application performance.

What You Will Learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Advanced WAF Configuration:Master the latest features of the Cloudflare WAF, including managed rule sets and anomaly detection engines.

Custom Rulecrafting:Write precise, performant custom rules using the Cloudflare Ruleset Engine to defend against zero-day vulnerabilities and business logic flaws unique to your applications.

API Security:Utilize Cloudflare's API Gateway features to apply specific WAF rules, rate limiting, and schema validation to protect your exposed endpoints.

Threat Intelligence & Tuning:Analyze WAF logs and security events to effectively tune rule sensitivity, reduce false positives, and improve overall security posture.

Mitigation Techniques:Implement advanced mitigation strategies including Bot Management, Rate Limiting, and Geo-Blocking to ensure only legitimate traffic reaches your origin server.

Who is this Course For?

Security Engineers & Analysts:Looking to specialize in cloud-native security and perimeter defense.

DevOps and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs):Responsible for deploying and maintaining secure, high-availability web services.

Cloud Security Architects:Designing security layers for applications hosted on Cloudflare or integrated with other cloud providers.

Experienced Developers:Seeking to embed security best practices early in the development lifecycle (Shift Left).

Prerequisites

Familiarity with web concepts (HTTP, DNS, TLS).

Basic understanding of common web vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10).

A basic understanding of DevOps/DevSecOps principles and CI/CD.

(Optional but helpful) A Cloudflare account for hands-on exercises.

Who this course is for:
- Aspiring Cloud & DevOps Engineers
- Web Developers & Site Owners
- Cybersecurity Enthusiasts & Students
- System & Network Administrators
- DevSecOps
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