Attacks targeting web applications are becoming increasingly diverse. From attacks exploiting web vulnerabilities and APIs to malicious IP traffic, automated bots, and DDoS attacks, web services today face a broad and evolving range of threats.
Recent security industry research reflects this shift. According to Radware’s H1 2026 Global Threat Analysis Report, malicious web application and API transactions increased by 104% year over year in the first half of 2026, while Web DDoS attacks rose by more than 110%.
Akamai’s 2026 State of the Internet report also found that API attacks increased by 113% year over year and highlighted a growing trend of attackers combining web application, API, and DDoS attack vectors.
As the web threat landscape continues to evolve, can a single security rule provide sufficient protection?
Different Threats Require Different Security Rules
When we think of web attacks, attacks that exploit application vulnerabilities, such as SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), often come to mind first.
While these remain significant security threats, today’s web services face a much broader range of risks.
Protecting a web service requires assessing risks from multiple perspectives—not only the attack patterns within a request, but also where the request originates, whether it comes from malicious automated traffic, and which part of the service is being targeted.
Different types of threats call for different types of protection. Rules based on OWASP Top 10 Protection help defend against major web application attacks such as SQL Injection and XSS. IP Protection rules take the source of traffic into account to address access attempts originating from malicious or concealed IP addresses, along with related DDoS attacks.
Malicious automated bots require dedicated protection based on the characteristics of bot traffic. Services that expose APIs externally also need to consider attacks targeting their APIs.
Rather than relying on a single security rule to address all types of web threats, an effective defense requires multiple layers of security, with different rules addressing different types of threats.
More Security Rules, More Management Overhead
As more security rules are needed to address diverse threats, the complexity of managing them increases as well.
Users should consider the scope of protection along with the operational effort and cost of individually selecting and managing multiple Managed Rules.
Therefore, rather than simply applying more rules, it is important to configure security rules based on the level of protection required for the service.
Multiple Security Rules, One Bundle: Introducing Cloudbric Managed Rules Bundle
Cloudbric is launching Cloudbric Managed Rules Bundle to help users address a diverse range of web threats efficiently.
The Bundle combines some of the most widely used Cloudbric Managed Rules rule groups into packages designed for different security needs. It is available in three options: WAAP Rule Bundle, Essential Rule Bundle, and IP Protection Bundle.
1) WAAP Rule Bundle
WAAP Rule Bundle offers the broadest scope of protection across the three Bundles and includes:
- OWASP Top 10 Protection
- API Protection
- Anonymous IP Protection
- Malicious IP Protection
- Tor IP Protection
- Bot Protection
It protects web applications and APIs against a wide range of threats, including major web application attacks such as API attacks, malicious and anonymous IPs, Tor IPs, malicious bots, and related DDoS attacks.
2) Essential Rule Bundle
Essential Rule Bundle includes:
- OWASP Top 10 Protection
- Malicious IP Protection
- Bot Protection
It is designed to provide essential protection against major web application attacks, malicious IPs, and malicious bots.
3) IP Protection Bundle
IP Protection Rule Bundle is designed for services that prioritize protection against IP-based threats and includes:
- Malicious IP Protection
- Anonymous IP Protection
- Tor IP Protection
It identifies and blocks risky or concealed source IP addresses, including malicious IPs, anonymous IPs, and Tor IPs, while also protecting against DDoS attacks involving these IP addresses.
Easy Deployment and Predictable Costs
Cloudbric Managed Rules Bundle streamlines deployment and management by bringing the necessary security rules together in a single Bundle.
It is available through AWS Marketplace at a fixed monthly price. Since the Managed Rules fee does not vary based on usage, users can maintain predictable security costs even during traffic spikes.
Learn more about Cloudbric Managed Rules Bundle at Link.