SDIS 62 Secures Public Safety with Thales Cloud WAF

Outdated WAF and exposed attack surface threaten critical data and public safety

As a public safety organization, SDIS 62 must uphold both the availability and security of systems that support rapid emergency response. The team operates in a centralized IT environment, and service disruptions could critically impair rescue operations. 

SDIS 62 previously relied on a firewall-based internal WAF but lacked visibility and control and struggled to guarantee updates for niche third-party applications, leaving known CVEs unpatched. With 32 public IP addresses hosting various applications, SDIS 62 needed to protect its attack surface. 

The internal WAF could not effectively block illegitimate traffic or filter connections by geography. The team configured it to block non-French IPs, but it kept blocking legitimate users anyway.

After evaluating alternative solutions, SDIS 62 chose Thales Imperva Cloud WAF for its ability to eliminate public IP exposure and filter malicious traffic before it reaches internal systems.

SDIS 62 now has a reduced attack surface, improved visibility, and greater peace of mind. The geofilter feature alone led to a drop in incoming threats. The intuitive dashboard now allows the team to visualize security data and present real-time stats to leadership.