Imperva Technology Intelligence

What is Imperva?

Imperva is a cybersecurity company providing web application security, data security, and application delivery solutions. Their flagship products include Imperva Cloud WAF (formerly Incapsula), which protects websites from DDoS attacks, bot abuse, and application vulnerabilities at the CDN edge.

Imperva's security platform combines web application firewall capabilities with bot management, DDoS protection, API security, and runtime application self-protection (RASP). Their solutions protect both cloud and on-premises applications using signature-based and behavioral detection methods.

Detection of Imperva indicates enterprise-grade security investment, commonly found on financial services, healthcare, government, and e-commerce websites requiring comprehensive protection against sophisticated cyber threats and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Imperva Security Features

Cloud WAF: OWASP Top 10 protection. SQL injection blocking. XSS prevention. Virtual patching capabilities.

DDoS Protection: Layer 3-7 mitigation. 9 Tbps network capacity. Always-on protection. Attack scrubbing centers.

Advanced Bot Protection: CAPTCHA challenges. Device fingerprinting. Behavioral analysis. Bot classification engine.

API Security: OpenAPI specification support. Rate limiting. Schema validation. API discovery and inventory.

Account Takeover Protection: Credential stuffing defense. Compromised credential detection. Login anomaly detection.

Client-Side Protection: Magecart attack prevention. JavaScript monitoring. Third-party script security. Supply chain protection.

Imperva Use Cases

Financial Services: Banking application protection. Trading platform security. PCI DSS compliance. Fraud prevention.

E-commerce: Payment page protection. Magecart defense. Bot abuse prevention. Customer data security.

Healthcare: HIPAA compliance. Patient portal security. Medical records protection. Healthcare API security.

Government: Citizen service protection. Critical infrastructure defense. Compliance requirements. Public website security.

Media & Entertainment: Content protection. Streaming security. Account sharing prevention. DDoS resilience.

SaaS Applications: Multi-tenant security. API protection. Customer data isolation. Continuous compliance.

Imperva Integration Examples

Imperva API - Get Site Status

import requests

api_id = 'YOUR_API_ID'
api_key = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
site_id = 'YOUR_SITE_ID'

response = requests.post(
    'https://my.imperva.com/api/prov/v1/sites/status',
    data={
        'api_id': api_id,
        'api_key': api_key,
        'site_id': site_id
    }
)
site_status = response.json()

Custom Security Rules

{
  "rule_name": "Block Suspicious User Agents",
  "action": "block",
  "filter": "request.headers['User-Agent'] matches 'python-requests|curl|wget'",
  "enabled": true
}

Cache Purge API

# Purge entire site cache
curl -X POST "https://my.imperva.com/api/prov/v1/sites/cache/purge" \
  -d "api_id=YOUR_API_ID" \
  -d "api_key=YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d "site_id=YOUR_SITE_ID" \
  -d "purge_type=full"

Imperva Benefits

Comprehensive Protection: Full application stack security. WAF, DDoS, bot, and API protection unified. Single vendor solution.

Threat Intelligence: Global attack visibility. Crowdsourced threat data. Research team insights. Proactive threat updates.

Performance: Global CDN network. Caching capabilities. Origin offloading. Improved page load times.

Compliance: PCI DSS certified. SOC 2 compliant. GDPR ready. Industry-specific compliance support.

Managed Services: 24/7 SOC monitoring. Incident response. Security experts. Continuous tuning.

Visibility: Real-time dashboards. Detailed analytics. Attack forensics. Compliance reporting.