Check Point CloudGuard WAF is a web application and API security solution that monitors HTTP/HTTPS traffic between web applications, APIs, and the internet. The product operates as a reverse proxy, inspecting data packets for destination, port, and protocol information to distinguish legitimate traffic from malicious requests. The solution uses machine learning and contextual AI for threat prevention against known and unknown threats, rather than relying solely on signature-based detection. It provides protection for both web applications and APIs with automated API discovery capabilities. CloudGuard WAF can be deployed in different configurations to match infrastructure requirements, including centralized deployments for hub-and-spoke models or distributed deployments for decentralized environments. The platform offers centralized management across multiple application deployments. The product includes configurable rulesets with both blacklisting and whitelisting approaches. Rule tuning can be performed through the dashboard or via PowerShell and CLI for maintaining custom configurations during updates. The solution generates logs and alerts that can be sent to external systems for centralized monitoring and analysis.