Web application security is often overlooked, leaving sites vulnerable to hacking. Common hacking techniques include hidden manipulation, parameter tampering, and cookie poisoning. Manually securing applications through techniques like secure coding, testing, and patching is complex. Web Application Shielding (WAS) provides security by analyzing each page to automatically generate and enforce a security policy, functioning like a proxy. It verifies legal entry points and uses encrypted cookies to identify users, dynamically tailoring policies for each user through Adaptive Reduction Technology. WAS improves the development process by preventing security breaches from errors and challenges hackers.