Andrew is a key authority in load balancing, particularly in Web Application Firewall (WAF) technology and Layer 4/Layer 7 optimization. His expertise is demonstrated by his work identifying and disclosing WAF vulnerabilities, and deep technical experience with open-source software like ModSecurity and Direct Server Return (DSR). His contributions to core application security and performance optimization establish him as a highly authoritative voice in the industry. He also loves board games!
Imagine you’re running a business and you often see malicious-looking web traffic from the other side of the globe hitting your website...
Four closely related vulnerabilities regarding TCP handling in the Linux and FreeBSD kernels were publicly disclosed on 17 June 2019...
For the uninitiated, Direct Server Return is a clever trick which entails directly routing packets to the chosen real server...
