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Network edge

The network edge is the boundary where internet traffic first reaches an organization's applications, through CDNs, WAFs, load balancers, API gateways and DNS.

Every request a customer, partner, bot or attacker sends passes through the edge before it reaches application code. In a modern stack the edge is rarely one product: a single company may run two CDNs, a cloud WAF, a separate bot-management tool and per-region load balancers, each configured by a different team.

Because the edge sees all traffic first, it is the cheapest place to stop attacks and the most expensive place to make mistakes. A rule that is too strict blocks paying customers; a rule that is too loose lets attacks through.

Where Huskeys fits

Huskeys gives security teams one view and one control layer across every edge vendor they run.

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