In 2023, a leading power provider faced a sustained cyber campaign targeting APIs responsible for operational control and financial transactions. Attackers leveraged SQL injection, cross-site scripting, bot-driven abuse, and application-layer DDoS techniques to disrupt services and compromise public trust. With zero tolerance for outages across critical energy services, the utility deployed Prophaze Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) to ensure real-time threat mitigation, continuous availability, and complete visibility across its digital
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Service downtime across grid, billing, and payment systems
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Block rate on SQL injection and XSS attempts
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API threat visibility and control from a centralized dashboard
Challenge
- Expanding API attack surface across grid management, billing, and payment systems
- SQL injection and XSS attacks targeting consumer-facing applications
- Application-layer and volumetric DDoS floods degrading service availability
- Bot-driven abuse impacting API performance and transaction reliability
- Zero-day exploit attempts bypassing static firewall and WAF rules
- Risk of lateral movement across operational and financial systems
- Legacy perimeter defenses unable to scale or adapt in real time
Solution
The power provider deployed Prophaze WAAP as an always-on, AI-native security layer across its web applications and APIs.
- Real-time detection and blocking of SQLi, XSS, and OWASP Top 10 threats
- Adaptive Layer 7 DDoS mitigation protecting grid and payment services
- AI-driven behavioral analysis to distinguish legitimate traffic from automated abuse
- Bot mitigation without impacting consumer or operational workflows
- Zero-day exploit shielding with instant endpoint isolation
- Centralized dashboards providing live visibility into API usage and attack patterns
Results
- Zero downtime across grid operations, billing, and mobile payment platforms
- Complete prevention of SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks
- Real-time containment of bot traffic and application-layer DDoS surges
- Improved operational visibility and faster security response times
- Elimination of lateral movement risks within critical infrastructure
- Strengthened regulatory compliance and protection of public trust
“We needed visibility, control, and resilience—without disruption. Prophaze enabled real-time protection across our digital power infrastructure while keeping essential services online.”
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Senior Infrastructure Security Leader, National Power Utility
Customer
- India’s Power & Utility Digital Infrastructure
Our Role
- API Security for Power & Utilities
- Application-Layer (Layer 7) DDoS Mitigation
- AI-Driven Threat Detection
- Injection Attack Prevention (SQLi, XSS)
- Bot Mitigation for Billing & Payment Systems
- Zero-Day Protection & Breach Isolation
