How to Implement Lightweight RASP and Bot Detection for SMB Security

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Aikido Security provides an Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) solution tailored for SMBs and mid-market businesses, including a lightweight Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) feature. While initially perceived as unconventional, RASP proves valuable for real-world security needs like bot detection, AI scraper blocking, and threat mitigation.

You Should Know:

1. What is RASP?

RASP (Runtime Application Self-Protection) embeds security directly into applications, detecting and blocking attacks in real time. Unlike traditional WAFs, RASP operates at the application layer, offering precise threat prevention.

2. Key Use Cases for Lightweight RASP:

  • Bot Detection: Block automated scraping and credential stuffing.
  • AI Scraper Mitigation: Prevent AI-driven data harvesting.
  • Threat Detection: Stop OWASP Top 10 attacks (SQLi, XSS, etc.).

3. Implementing RASP with Aikido Security:

Since Aikido focuses on SMBs, deployment is simplified. Below are practical steps:

Installation (Linux/Windows):

 Linux (Debian-based) 
curl -s https://aikido.security/install.sh | bash

Windows (PowerShell) 
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://aikido.security/install.ps1" -OutFile "install.ps1" 
.\install.ps1

Basic Configuration:

 aikido-config.yml 
security: 
bot_protection: true 
ai_scraper_blocking: true 
threat_detection: 
sql_injection: true 
xss: true

Verification Commands:

 Check RASP status 
sudo systemctl status aikido-rasp

Test bot detection 
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/login -d "username=admin&password=12345" -H "User-Agent: Bot"

4. Enhancing Security with Additional Measures:

  • Fail2Ban Integration (Linux):
    sudo apt install fail2ban 
sudo cp /etc/fail2ban/jail.conf /etc/fail2ban/jail.local

Configure to block brute-force attempts.

  • Splunk Log Monitoring (Self-Hosted):
    Install Splunk Universal Forwarder 
wget -O splunkforwarder.deb "https://download.splunk.com/products/universalforwarder/latest/linux/splunkforwarder-9.x.x-linux-2.6-amd64.deb" 
sudo dpkg -i splunkforwarder.deb

What Undercode Say:

RASP is an underrated tool for SMB security, especially when combined with log monitoring (Splunk) and intrusion prevention (Fail2Ban). While analysts may debate its place in security stacks, real-world use cases—like blocking bots and scrapers—prove its value.

Expected Output:

  • Aikido RASP blocking malicious traffic logs:
    [bash] Blocked SQLi attempt from IP: 192.168.1.100 
[bash] Detected bot traffic (User-Agent: Bot)
  • Fail2Ban/Splunk integration alerts for further analysis.

Prediction:

As AI-driven attacks grow, lightweight RASP solutions will become essential for SMBs lacking dedicated security teams. Expect more vendors to adopt RASP-WAF hybrid models.

Relevant URL: Aikido Security

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