[ Check P... Reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-waf-formerly-cloudguard-waf/reviews) [ Check P... Reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/check-point-waf-formerly-cloudguard-waf/reviews) # Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) Features ##### ## Analysis (3) Logging and Reporting Provides required reports to manage business. Provides adequate logging to troubleshoot and support auditing. Issue Tracking Track issues and manage resolutions. Security Monitoring Detects anomalies in functionality, user accessibility, traffic flows, and tampering. Show More ##### ## Controls (3) Application-Layer Controls Gives user configurable rules to control requests, protocols and policies. Traffic Controls Limits access to suspicious visitors and monitors for traffic spikes to prevent overloads like DDoS attacks. Network Controls Lets users provision networks, deliver content, balance loads, and manage traffic. Show More ##### ## Functionality (3) API / Integrations API / Integrations Extensibility Provides the ability to extend the platform to include additional features and functionalities Bot Traffic Control and filter bot traffic. Show More ##### ## API Management (4) API Discovery Detects new and undocumented assets as they enter a network and add them to asset inventory. API Monitoring Detects anomalies in functionality, user accessibility, traffic flows, and tampering. Reporting Provides results of the simulation and reveals potential security gaps or vulnerabilitites. Change Management Tools to track and implement required security policy changes. Show More ##### ## Security Testing (3) Compliance Monitoring Monitors data quality and send alerts based on violations or misuse. API Verification Allows users to set customizable API verification settings to improve security requirements. API Testing Runs pre-scripted security tests without requiring manual work. Show More ##### ## Security Management (3) Security and Policy Enforcement Abilities to set standards for network, application, and API security risk management. Anomoly Detection Constantly monitors activity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns. Bot Detection Monitors for and rids systems of bots suspected of committing fraud or abusing applications. Show More ##### ## Generative AI (1) AI Text Summarization Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary. 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