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Radware Upgrades DefensePro Security Solution
September 2009 by Emmanuelle Lamandé
Radware announced the release of DefensePro® 5.0, an enhanced version of its intrusion prevention system (IPS) designed to protect application infrastructure against cybersecurity attacks and emerging zero-minute and non-vulnerability network threats. Leveraging a ‘booster shot’ feature, DefensePro 5.0 can detect and neutralize security breaches without the risk of blocking legitimate users or bypassing the security engine during attack mitigation.
As part of Radware’s APSolute® Immunity security strategy, focused on fighting emerging threats targeting network bandwidth, as well as server and application resources, DefensePro 5.0 offers an advanced way to guard against vulnerabilities in the network. Leveraging a unique ‘booster shot’ architecture, DefensePro uses a dedicated hardware acceleration engine to offer DDoS attack mitigation up to 10-million PPS. This feature goes beyond current capabilities to process and inspect multi Gbps of legitimate traffic; further preventing lower volume attacks and intrusions without any network latency.
The business values to be achieved from the new version of DefensePro include:
– Business Continuity: DefensePro 5.0 goes beyond traditional IPS network devices to maintain legitimate user response time even when under attack, by blocking high-volume PPS attacks that could potentially compromise network and security resources.
– CAPEX Reductions: With DefensePro 5.0, organizations gain the benefit of two solutions (IPS and DoS mitigation) in one box, lowering both the overall costs associated with deploying two network security solutions and reducing CAPEX as companies can save on the need for extra network and security equipment to process unwanted traffic. Additionally, offered in a pay-as-you-grow on-demand license scheme, DefensePro 5.0 offers investment protection, allowing business to scale network and security capacity based on business requirements.
– OPEX Reductions: DefensePro 5.0 offers automatic real-time signatures, enabling organizations to save on redundant operational expenses, such as renting content delivery networks (CDN) when under attack. Additionally, with its enhanced architecture, DefensePro 5.0 allows companies to lower network capacity strain and gain better control over network security and resource management – as it blocks high-volume attacks that traditionally overuse CPU resources that could potentially bring down an organization’s network.
Availability:
DefensePro 5.0 is available on the OnDemand Switch 3S1 and 3S2 for models x412, ranging from 4Gbps to 12Gbps.
