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WAFAKRONIMY
AcronymsAbbreviations everyone uses and few explain

WAF

Web Application Firewall

A filtering layer that blocks traffic before it reaches the application — rejecting requests matching attack patterns (injections, scanning, flooding).

Why it matters

Buys time to patch vulnerabilities and filters out automated traffic before it burdens the database.

What's missing without it

Without WAF, every request — including scanning for vulnerabilities — reaches the application directly.

When it is used

When launching a production service and after every incident.

How we use it

Often provided by a CDN provider (Cloudflare) or on the server (ModSecurity).

Numbers worth knowing

Acronyms in data

470 000 000 000

IDC Worldwide AI and Generative AI Spending Guide 2026 V2 prognozuje, że europejskie wydatki na AI osiągną blisko 470 mld dolarów do 2030 roku

IDC09/2026Europe

470 000 000 000

Prognozowane całkowite wydatki na AI w Europie w 2030 roku według IDC Worldwide AI and Generative AI Spending Guide 2026 V2

IDC09/2026Europe

26%

Prognozowany udział w pełni elektrycznych pojazdów (BEV, bez hybryd) w europejskim parku samochodowym do 2035 roku, w porównaniu z 4% w 2025 r.

BCG2035Europe

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