A Tip For Easy SQL-based Big Data Analysis: Use a Temporary Dataset

Every once in a while we’re required to analyze big data on a wide time range. Here’s a common example: “Can you analyze what happened during 2020? And don’t forget to compare it to 2019”. Questions like this are hard to answer in the big data world: Q… Continue reading A Tip For Easy SQL-based Big Data Analysis: Use a Temporary Dataset

Install Apache Zeppelin and connect it to AWS Athena for data exploration, visualization and collaboration

Introduction Apache Zeppelin is a Web-based, open source, notebook system that enables data-driven, interactive data analytics and collaborative documents with SQL. At Imperva Research Group we use it on a daily basis to query data from the Threat Rese… Continue reading Install Apache Zeppelin and connect it to AWS Athena for data exploration, visualization and collaboration

Python and Go Top the Chart of 2019’s Most Popular Hacking Tools

Imperva Cloud WAF protects over a hundred thousand websites globally and observes around a billion of attacks daily. We detect thousands of hacking tools on a daily basis and employ various measures to stop malicious requests. In this blog post we&#821… Continue reading Python and Go Top the Chart of 2019’s Most Popular Hacking Tools

SQL Injection Attacks: So Old, but Still So Relevant. Here’s Why (Charts)

We’re living in the Golden Age of data. Some companies analyze it to better themselves, others trade it for profit, none give it up freely due to its value — for their business, and for criminals, as well. SQL (Structured Query Language) is… Continue reading SQL Injection Attacks: So Old, but Still So Relevant. Here’s Why (Charts)

How Our Threat Analytics Multi-Region Data Lake on AWS Stores More, Slashes Costs

Data is the lifeblood of digital businesses, and a key competitive advantage. The question is: how can you store your data cost-efficiently, access it quickly, while abiding by privacy laws? At Imperva, we wanted to store our data for long-term access…. Continue reading How Our Threat Analytics Multi-Region Data Lake on AWS Stores More, Slashes Costs

New Docker-based Dev Pipeline: Microservice Projects Just Got A ‘Speed-Boost’

A bulwark of software engineering projects, the development pipeline is an automated process used to deliver changes from development through to production; enabling near real-time updates.   The dev pipeline is a critical time saver as it enables… Continue reading New Docker-based Dev Pipeline: Microservice Projects Just Got A ‘Speed-Boost’