Key takeaways

Third-party JavaScript executes outside server-side WAF controls, exposing applications to client-side data harvesting and script injection.

Akamai Application Protection Platform now unifies browser-side rules and server-side web application and API protection (WAAP) policies in a single management console.

Client-side threat telemetry lands directly in Web Security Analytics (WSA) for streamlined cross-layer incident investigation.

JavaScript runs inside nearly every modern web application. It powers integrations, dynamic content, payment flows, and user experience features. It also runs in the browser — outside the server-side controls that application security teams have traditionally managed.

\r\n That creates a gap that attackers know how to exploit. Script injection, form data exfiltration, and credential harvesting operate on the client side, in a space that standard WAF and API protection controls don't reach.…