Penta Security is Named Company of the Year for Excellence in WAF Technology

Prestigious Recognition by Frost & Sullivan

Penta Security has been named the 2025 South Korea Company of the Year in the Web Application Firewall (WAF) industry by Frost & Sullivan for the third consecutive year.

This award recognizes excellence in leadership, innovation, customer service, and product strategy. Penta Security earned this honor for its robust, secure solutions and commitment to meeting customer needs in the evolving cloud security landscape.

WAPPLES - Intelligent WAAP Solution

WAPPLES is a cloud-native Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) solution offering scalable, high-performance security across on-premise and cloud environments. Powered by the COCEP engine, it provides real-time threat detection and has led Korea’s WAF market for 17 years.

Logic-Based Detection : COCEP™ Engine

WAPPLES’ COCEP™ engine uses 39 predefined rules to block known and zero-day attacks without relying on signature updates.

Advanced Protection for Web Applications, APIs, and Mobile Apps

As API-based applications grow, so do related threats. WAPPLES blocks these using a dedicated API parser and COCEP™ engine schema.

Effective Protection Against Automated Malicious Bots and DoS

WAPPLES blocks malicious bots and anonymous attacks using fingerprinting, CAPTCHA, and behavior detection to protect websites and applications effectively.

Exceptionally Low False Positive Rate

WAPPLES’ COCEP™ engine blocks known and unknown attacks while avoiding benign traffic, achieving near-zero false positives for optimal security and performance.