Datadog App and API Protection provides real-time threat detection and blocking capabilities at the network edge for various proxies and load balancers, including integrations with Envoy, Istio, NGINX, and Google Cloud Load Balancers. These integrations allow malicious activities such as credential stuffing, API abuse, and injection attacks to be intercepted and blocked before reaching the application layer, enhancing security by reducing unnecessary resource consumption. Additionally, the system offers both inline and asynchronous traffic inspection modes, allowing for real-time blocking or passive monitoring without latency. Datadog's solution maintains an updated inventory of production endpoints, evaluates security contexts, and supports the configuration of Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to address threats like account takeover attempts. The layered defense strategy is further bolstered by in-app instrumentation, providing comprehensive protection by pairing edge-level blocking with detailed application code analysis. This unification of edge and in-app protections within the Datadog Security platform enables swift, organization-wide threat neutralization, ensuring robust security coverage across diverse environments like VMs, containers, and microservices.