Securing Critical Government Web Services Against Application-Layer Attacks

The Challenge

With increasing digitization of government services, the agency's web applications became high-value targets. The security team needed enterprise-grade application protection that met strict regulatory and sovereignty requirements.

• Frequent SQL injection and XSS attacks targeting citizen-facing portals
• No visibility into API abuse and automated bot traffic against public services
• Legacy firewall offering zero protection against application-layer exploits
• Strict compliance mandates under national cybersecurity regulations and GDPR

The Solution

An enterprise Web Application Firewall with integrated CDN was deployed to protect and accelerate all public-facing and internal applications — with granular rule tuning, bot mitigation, and real-time threat intelligence integration.

• Automated blocking of OWASP Top 10 attacks with minimal false positives
• Advanced bot detection and credential stuffing prevention for citizen portals
• API security policies protecting backend services from abuse and data exfiltration
• Full audit logging and compliance reporting for regulatory requirements

Deployed by ZeroLayer

ZeroLayer designed and deployed Imperva WAF with CDN across the agency's entire web infrastructure — including citizen portals, internal admin systems, and API gateways. Custom rule sets were tuned for government-specific threat patterns, and the CDN layer was configured to cache and accelerate public-facing services, with integration into the agency's existing SIEM for unified threat visibility.