Will Machine Learning Replace The WAF? - John Graham-Cumming

Based on 20 years of experience using machine learning and keyword/pattern based systems this talk will look at the impact of machine learning on WAFs and how it can be used to effectively block malicious HTTP traffic.

John Graham-Cumming is CTO of Cloudflare and is a computer programmer and author. He studied mathematics and computation at Oxford and stayed for a doctorate in computer security. As a programmer, he has worked in Silicon Valley and New York, the UK, Germany, and France. His open source POPFile program won a Jolt Productivity Award in 2004

  • MajorHavoc
    2·
    3 months ago

    When the question is “replace”, the answer is always no.

    But “augment” makes for a boring headline.

    • ashar@infosec.pubOPM
      2·
      3 months ago

      Which is why the headlined talk lasted 25 seconds. The rest of the time was taken up with training effectiveness and historical context.