COSGrid QShield is an AI-powered Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) platform designed to defend web applications and APIs against a wide range of cyber threats. It provides comprehensive protection against DDoS attacks, bot threats, business logic abuse, and zero-day exploits. QShield is part of COSGrid Networks' unified SASE platform, which integrates security and networking capabilities to simplify cyber resilience. The platform offers real-time threat intelligence, adaptive policies, and scalable protection for modern applications, ensuring high availability and compliance. With AI-driven detection and response, QShield helps organizations maintain robust security postures while reducing operational complexity. AiDOOS enhances QShield's deployment and adoption by providing a digital operations platform that streamlines setup, management, and scalability, enabling IT teams to focus on strategic initiatives. QShield is ideal for enterprises, financial institutions, e-commerce platforms, and any organization with exposed APIs and web services. Its cloud-native architecture ensures seamless integration with existing infrastructures, and its unified management console provides centralized visibility and control. By leveraging QShield, organizations can mitigate risks, maintain business continuity, and protect their digital assets against evolving cyber threats.
Challenges It Solves
Defending against DDoS attacks that can cause service outages and financial losses.
Mitigating bot traffic that can lead to account takeover, content scraping, and fraud.
Preventing business logic abuse where attackers exploit application workflows.
Protecting against zero-day exploits that target unknown vulnerabilities.
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Use Cases
API Protection
Secures RESTful and GraphQL APIs against abuse, injection, and data theft.
Web Application Firewall
Protects web applications from common attacks like SQL injection and XSS.
DDoS Mitigation
Defends against volumetric and application-layer DDoS attacks to ensure availability.
Bot Management
Manages bot traffic to prevent credential stuffing, scraping, and fraud.
Pricing
Custom pricing — built for your team
QShield pricing is tailored to your organisation's size, integrations, and requirements. AiDOOS generates your proposal instantly — scoped & ready in seconds.
Automatically detects and mitigates DDoS attacks in real-time.
Bot Management
Identifies and blocks malicious bots while allowing legitimate traffic.
API Security
Protects APIs from abuse, injection attacks, and data breaches.
Zero-Day Exploit Protection
Uses AI and behavioral analysis to detect and block unknown threats.
Business Logic Abuse Prevention
Detects and blocks unusual patterns that indicate logic abuse.
Unified Management Console
Provides centralized visibility and control across all protection layers.
What Reviewers Say
What works well
Comprehensive WAAP features integrating DDoS protection, bot management, and API security.
AI-powered detection helps mitigate zero-day and evolving threats.
Common concerns
Limited public information on pricing and detailed feature set.
Reviews
None
★★★☆☆
out of 5
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Technical Lead
"Complete API Transparency and Proactive Defense in One Agentless Solution"
With QShield, we've achieved complete transparency into our entire API landscape, including discovering shadow and abandoned APIs that were unknowingly exposed—that alone proved invaluable during our initial setup. It merges WAF, L7 DDoS defense, and bot management into a single platform that doesn't require any endpoint agents, which reduced our tech stack complexity compared to juggling separate solutions. The proactive threat detection has given us earlier warnings about potential risks instead of only responding after incidents. Nothing significant to mention. Adding more filtering options would be beneficial. Before QShield, our insight into the full API surface was limited, particularly for APIs lacking formal documentation or tracking. We also depended on a combo of tools and manual processes for application-layer security, which failed to address business logic attacks like BOLA. QShield's discovery capabilities and continuous risk evaluations have helped us eliminate that visibility gap, and the consolidated WAF/DDoS/bot protection has cut our incident response times.
Enterprise Readiness
SOC 2 Type II
ISO 27001
GDPR
Identity & Access
SSO✓ Okta, Azure AD, Ping Identity
RBAC✓ Role-based with custom roles
Audit Logs✓ 365-day retention
Data Security
At restAES-256
In transitTLS 1.2+
Key mgmtVendor-managed
SLA & Availability
Uptime SLA99.9%
RPO—
RTO—
Pen test—
Compliance & Portability
Data residencyIndia, United States, Singapore, UAE
Data export✓ CSV, JSON
Right to erasure✓ Supported
Integrations
OK
Okta
Integrate with Okta for SSO and identity federation to control access to QShield.
Third_Party< 1 hour
SP
Splunk
Send QShield security event logs to Splunk for centralized monitoring and analysis.
Third_Party2-4 hours
SN
ServiceNow
Automate incident creation in ServiceNow when threats are detected by QShield.
Third_Party2-4 hours
AW
AWS
Deploy QShield to protect applications and APIs hosted on AWS infrastructure.
Native2-4 hours
AZ
Azure
Integrate with Azure for consistent security policy enforcement across cloud workloads.
Native2-4 hours
SL
Slack
Receive real-time security alerts and notifications from QShield directly in Slack channels.
Third_Party< 1 hour
GH
GitHub
Integrate with GitHub for CI/CD workflows, enabling security checks during application deployment.
Third_Party< 1 hour
PD
PagerDuty
Trigger PagerDuty incidents automatically when critical security threats are identified by QShield.
AiDOOS handles setup, CRM integration, SSO config, and user provisioning. Your team goes live — not your IT department.
12
Deployments
94%
Adoption rate
4.8/5
Post-deploy sat.
2-4 weeks
Time to value
Prerequisites
Active QShield subscription or trial
Administrative access to configure DNS and integrate with identity provider
Network access to deploy in cloud or on-premise environment
Configuration Options
Policy setup for WAF, bot management, and DDoS protection
Integration with existing logging and SIEM solutions
Custom rules for business logic abuse prevention
How QShield Compares
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Virtual Delivery Center · A new delivery category
A Virtual Delivery Center for
QShield
Pre-vetted experts and AI agents in the loop, assembled as a delivery
pod. Pay in Delivery Units — universal pricing across roles,
seniority, and tech stacks. No hiring, no contracting, no procurement
cycle.
Plans from $2,000 — Starter Pack, 10 Delivery Units, 90 days
Refundable on unused Delivery Units, anytime — no questions asked
Re-delivery guarantee on acceptance miss
Pre-flight delivery sizing — you see the plan before you commit
What types of attacks does QShield protect against?
QShield provides comprehensive WAAP protection covering DDoS attacks, bot threats, business logic abuse, and zero-day exploits using AI-powered detection.
Can QShield be deployed in a hybrid cloud environment?
Yes, QShield supports deployment across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, with consistent policy enforcement and centralized management.
Does QShield offer a free trial or demo?
Yes, COSGrid Networks offers product demonstrations and proof-of-concept engagements for qualified enterprises. You can request a demo via their sales team.
How long does it take to deploy QShield?
AiDOOS can typically deploy QShield within 72 hours, and most customers see full value within 2-4 weeks depending on configuration complexity.
What integration options does QShield provide?
QShield offers REST API and webhooks, and integrates with identity providers like Okta, SIEM tools like Splunk, cloud platforms like AWS and Azure, and collaboration tools like Slack.
Is QShield AI-powered?
Yes, QShield leverages AI for threat detection and response, including identifying zero-day exploits and abnormal behavior patterns.