About Blackwall
Blackwall sells a web traffic management platform for the hosting market. Blackwall is a security infrastructure company focused on protecting web ecosystems from automated threats. Blackwall raises $100M at a $2.2B valuation to scale its global web traffic management platform. Blackwall describes itself as an AI-enabled security and web infrastructure company dedicated to safeguarding web ecosystems from automated threats.[2][3][4]
Blackwall is a channel-first web security company protecting millions of websites through hosting providers around the world. Every website connected to Blackwall initially operates in monitoring mode. The Blackwall platform analyses traffic in real time, detects malicious activity and generates security alerts that are delivered to website owners through Blackwall hosting partners.[5]
Blackwall integrates into a service provider's existing environment and tools, so the provider can package, price and deliver security its own way. Service providers can create new security tiers and add-ons on the infrastructure they already operate. Blackwall lets service providers make protection available across their entire customer base, from a simple upsell to security included by default. Blackwall offers modular security and traffic components that providers mix and match into tailored packages for every client tier.[1][2]
Blackwall technology can be white-labelled, and providers maintain control over how security features are delivered to their customers. Service providers can automate provisioning and management within their existing environment. Blackwall describes a model in which providers deploy across their client base and retain control of the customer relationship.[2]
Blackwall offers a component that visualises traffic patterns, visitor behaviour and anomalies for clients. Blackwall offers a component that stops malicious automated traffic and scraping. Blackwall offers a component that protects workloads against application-layer attacks. Blackwall offers a component that shields applications from common vulnerabilities, injection attacks and emerging threats. Blackwall offers a component that tailors security policies and traffic handling to individual client requirements. Blackwall offers a component that caches assets at the edge to accelerate content delivery and reduce origin server load.[1][2]
GateKeeper is described as the flagship product of Blackwall and is deployed across 2.3M+ websites and applications. GateKeeper is described as protecting SMB customers worldwide against emerging threats. The latest version of Blackwall's GateKeeper is v1.6.x. Blackwall provides several methods to integrate web servers with the Blackwall service.[4][6][7]
Blackwall is a brand and trademark of Botguard OÜ. BotGuard is legally registered in Estonia. Blackwall is backed by European investors. The Blackwall team is distributed across Europe, APAC and the Americas. Blackwall solutions are aimed at hosting providers, cloud platforms and enterprise networks.[1][3][4][8]
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