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# Research and Blogs

A library of articles to help Web Application Defenders

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## [The WAF Evasion Playbook: Know Your Enemy's Techniques](https://sikasecurity.com/a-comprehensive-review-of-waf-evasion-and-obfuscation-techniques)

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 Apr 14, 2025, 9:46:03 PM

A Brief Review of WAF Evasion and Attack Obfuscation Techniques Updated Date: June 19, 2025 Introduc...

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## [Decode and Defend: WAF/Proxy Tactics Against WebSphere CVE-2016-5983 Java Deserialization](https://sikasecurity.com/decode-and-defend-waf/proxy-tactics-against-cve-2016-5983-java-deserialization)

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 Apr 10, 2025, 9:54:05 PM

Posted by: Sam Pickles Updated Date: June 19, 2025 Tags: CVE, Java, Deserialization, WebSphere, WAF,...

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## [Critical Chrome bug CVE-2025-2783: A Balanced Analysis for Web App Defenders](https://sikasecurity.com/critical-chrome-bug-cve-2025-2783-a-balanced-analysis-for-web-app-defenders)

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 Mar 28, 2025, 10:41:23 AM

CISA recently listed CVE-2025-2783—a vulnerability affecting Google Chrome on Windows—in its Known E...

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