Ivan Ristic has posted his thoughts on the web application firewall market. While Ivan works for a vendor he
has been working on mod_security for years and is extremely knowledgeable on the subject. I also interviewed Ivan
back in 2006.
"There is a long-running tradition in the web application firewall
space; every year we say: "This year is going to be the one when web
application firewalls take off!" So far, every year turned out to be a
bit of a disappointment in this respect. This year feels different, and
I am not saying this because it's a tradition to do so. Recent months
have seen a steady and significant rise in the interest in and the
recognition of web application firewalls. But why is it taking so long?
Having been involved with the industry for many years, I come
up with many valid theories to explain the apparent slow adoption of
web application firewalls. Here are some of them: "
Article Link: http://blog.ivanristic.com/2008/01/tide-is-turning.html
