Protect Self-Hosted N-central with Cloudflare WAF
A practical introduction to deploying and managing a Web Application Firewall to strengthen protection for your business and your customers.
Public-facing applications are among the most common targets for automated attacks, exploit attempts, and credential abuse. For self-hosted N-central deployments, adding a Web Application Firewall (WAF) can provide an important layer of protection between attackers and your environment.
Join Jason Murphy, Head Nerd, IT Operations at N-able, with special guest Sebastian Brown of Preferred Business Systems, for a practical session on using Cloudflare WAF. You’ll learn where a WAF fits within a layered security strategy, how to configure managed and custom rules in Cloudflare, and how to tune protection without disrupting legitimate traffic.
What you’ll learn
- Understand how a WAF complements patching, endpoint protection, and traditional firewalls.
- Key deployment considerations, including DNS, proxied traffic, and protecting your origin server.
- Configure managed and custom rules to defend against common web application attacks.
- How rate limiting can help reduce abuse against login pages and other sensitive endpoints.
- How to review security events, investigate false positives, and refine rules.
You’ll leave with a practical approach to deploying, validating, and maintaining WAF protection using Cloudflare.
Who should attend
Self-hosted N-central partners, MSP technicians, IT administrators, security professionals, and anyone responsible for protecting public-facing websites, applications, or customer environments.
Speakers
Jason Murphy
Jason Murphy brings over two decades of IT industry expertise, specializing in managed services, automation, and cybersecurity. As a Head Nerd at N-able Technologies, Jason is a key thought leader, driving innovation and best practices across a global community of MSPs and IT professionals. His extensive background in enterprise IT, combined with a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by state and local governments, positions him as a trusted advisor in the public and private sector.
Jason’s career is marked by a pursuit of excellence in IT service management, focusing on optimizing operations, enhancing security postures, and leveraging advanced technologies to deliver measurable outcomes. He has spearheaded numerous initiatives aimed at integrating AI, data analytics, and cloud solutions into traditional IT frameworks, enabling organizations to achieve greater efficiency and resilience.
In his personal time, Jason enjoys ice fishing at his cottage near Little Silver Lake, Ontario. He also loves traveling across the United States and exploring diverse cuisines. With a passion for empowering IT professionals and a proven track record of driving transformative change, Jason Murphy is a leading voice in the field, helping managed services providers and enterprise IT harness the power of technology to better serve their communities.
Sebastian Brown