New Firewall capabilities reduce effects of DDoS attacks and enhance traffic control At Vercel Ship, we introduced the new Web Application Firewall (WAF) , an application-layer firewall that complements our platform-wide firewall. This enables our customers to implement custom or managed rulesets, such as protection against the OWASP Top 10 risks. Since its release, Vercel’s WAF has blocked billions of malicious requests, demonstrating its resilience and reliability across a wide variety of use cases, from small startups to large enterprise deployments. Today we're announcing: Persistent actions : Block repeat offenders by applying rules across all matching requests for a customizable duration. Rate limiting : Set request limits on specific endpoints to prevent API abuse while maintaining performance for legitimate users. Firewall API : Programmatically control WAF settings to automate security workflows and integrate with third-party tools.…