Cybersecurity Cloud Launches Upgraded 'Attack Blocker' Cloud WAF with 'Web/DDoS Security Type Neo'

Cybersecurity Cloud Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Toshihiro Koike; hereinafter "the company"), a global cybersecurity manufacturer, has upgraded its cloud-based WAF 'Attack Blocker' Web Security Type and DDoS Security Type, launching them as 'Web Security Type Neo' and 'DDoS Security Type Neo' respectively.

Upgrading Japan's No.1 market share cloud WAF 'Attack Blocker' to launch 'Web/DDoS Security Type Neo'

In addition to enhanced defense capabilities against increasingly sophisticated and diverse cyberattacks, the company has strengthened operational management features and introduced new pricing plans. This enables even small to medium-sized websites to adopt the service under a more accessible cost structure. As Japan's No.1 cybersecurity provider (※1), the company aims to deliver advanced web security to a broader range of customers.

Development Background

With the spread of AI technologies and increasing complexity of attack methods, cyberattacks targeting web applications are becoming more sophisticated and diverse year by year. In particular, DDoS attacks and bot-based attacks are increasing in frequency and sophistication. As business operations and customer touchpoints become increasingly digitalized, these attacks directly threaten service availability and data security, requiring defenses beyond traditional countermeasures.

Providing accessible threat protection is essential for all organizations, regardless of size. To address this, the company has expanded its pricing plans to accommodate a wider range of customers and enhanced detection, defense, and operational management functions. The next-generation 'Attack Blocker'—'Web Security Type Neo' and 'DDoS Security Type Neo'—is now available. Additionally, 'DDoS Security Type Neo' strengthens DDoS and bot countermeasures, improving resilience against evolving threats.

New Pricing Plans

New pricing plans for the 'Attack Blocker' Unlimited Websites Plan

Previously, the 'Web/DDoS Security Type' Unlimited Websites Plan was designed for relatively large-scale traffic environments. As a result, small to medium-sized websites faced cost barriers when attempting to leverage features such as IP blocking, GeoIP restrictions, and custom WAF rules, making it difficult to adopt comprehensive security measures.

With the addition of new plans starting at 20Mbps, even smaller traffic environments can now utilize features like IP/GeoIP blocking and custom WAF rules to strengthen attack prevention tailored to their own infrastructure.

Attack Blocker pricing plans: https://www.shadan-kun.com/plan/

Enhanced Defense Against Evolving Threats

To counter increasingly sophisticated attacks, the detection and defense capabilities of 'Attack Blocker' have been enhanced. Key improvements include:

Attack Blocker Web/DDoS Security Type Neo: Enhanced defense against evolving threats

Enhanced DDoS protection: Strengthened defenses against growing and large-scale DDoS attacks targeting web applications, ensuring stable website operation (※2).

Implementation of bot countermeasure rules: New bot protection rules enable accurate detection and blocking of malicious bot traffic that burdens websites (※2).

Immediate application of IP and GeoIP restrictions: IP and GeoIP blocking settings—used to block access from specific IP addresses or countries/regions—can now be applied instantly via the management console, enabling faster threat response (※3).

New Features for Efficient WAF Operations

Post-deployment WAF operations are critical. To reduce operational burden and improve management efficiency, the company has introduced several new features. Key enhancements include:

Attack Blocker Web/DDoS Security Type Neo: Numerous new features for efficient WAF operations

SSL certificate issuance and automatic renewal: Users can issue Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates directly from the management console. Issued certificates are automatically renewed, reducing the burden of expiration tracking and manual renewal.

Redesigned management console with bandwidth visualization: Attack trends and traffic volume can now be monitored via the management console, improving visibility and operational awareness.

Enhanced permission management: Permissions for viewing and editing can be finely configured per user or group based on roles. Additionally, access rights can be assigned per FQDN (website) (※3), preventing unauthorized or erroneous operations on non-assigned sites and ensuring secure operations.

Attack Blocker service website: https://www.shadan-kun.com/

About the Cloud WAF 'Attack Blocker'

The cloud-based WAF 'Attack Blocker' is a cloud web security service that detects and blocks external cyberattacks that could lead to data breaches or service outages, protecting web servers and websites. Leveraging proprietary high-accuracy detection rules based on analysis of trillions of data points, it prevents a wide variety of cyberattacks in real time. The company’s security engineers rapidly update defense signatures for newly discovered vulnerabilities, and technical support provides flexible responses in case of false positives, supporting safe and stable website operations. 'Attack Blocker' holds the No.1 market share in Japan (※1) and is widely used across organizations of all sizes.

※1 Source: Deloitte Tohmatsu Mic Economic Research Institute, "Current Status and Future Outlook of External Threat Protection Solutions Market 2025" ※2 Available in DDoS Security Type Neo Unlimited Websites Plan ※3 Available in Web/DDoS Security Type Neo Unlimited Websites Plan