Salt Security Launches Industry-First AWS WAF Managed Ruleset for AI Agents and API Protection

Salt Security has unveiled what it says is the industry’s first AWS WAF managed ruleset designed specifically to protect both APIs and AI agents, extending native AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) capabilities to address emerging threats driven by agentic AI. Announced at Black Hat USA 2026, the new Salt Managed Rules for AWS WAF are now available through AWS Marketplace as part of the AWS WAF Partner Managed Rules programme. The offering enables AWS customers to deploy enhanced API and AI agen