The July 2009 cyber attacks, Conficker malware, and other similar incidents indicate that attackers are using hybrid attack techniques that generally utilize multiple attack types and vectors. Some of the threats posed by hybrid network attacks include application vulnerability, information theft, authentication defeat, malware spread, network anomalies, application downtime, network downtime and more.
In order to have protection, organizations are deploying individual protection tools such as Intrusion Prevention System “IPS,” Network Behavioral Analysis “NBA” and Denial of Service “DoS” protection. However, usage of multiple individual tools, not only increases costs but also the complexity while leaving networks and services unprotected against hybrid attacks.
In this regard, Radware, a provider of integrated application delivery solutions for business-smart networking, announced a new offering, APSolute Attack Prevention, which protects networks and datacenters against hybrid attacks.
According to Radware, the new APSolute Attack Prevention is a first-to-market, all-inclusive attack mitigation solution that integrates different tools or modules as well as management and reporting. All these together work in a synchronized manner to best detect and prevent hybrid threats.
This new comprehensive and synchronized security approach is designed for ecommerce, service providers and large enterprises, and is part of Radware’s APSolute Immunity strategy, which incorporates the DefensePro product suite and is complemented by Radware’s SOC and Security Update Service.
The key elements of APSolute Attack Prevention include: DefensePro, which is an enhanced version of the network security solution; APSolute Vision, which is a new unified management system providing monitoring, forensics and reporting; and Emergency Response Team “ERT” service, which is a security expert offering for immediate, hands-on assistance.
The Radware DefensePro utilizes multiple defense technologies and integrates IPS, NBA and DoS protection in a single appliance. It utilizes multiple detection and prevention engines such as signature detection, protocol anomaly detection, stateful inspection and traffic anomaly detection. It includes patent protected behavioral based real-time signatures technology that detects and mitigates emerging network attacks in real time.
The APSolute Vision is a unified management tool, which offers centralized attack management, real-time monitoring, advanced forensics and historical reporting across the different modules, multiple DefensePro devices and locations – enabling advanced correlation for new attacks.
The ERT is an emergency security service. It offers customers with professional response that neutralizes attacks and restores network and service operational status. The service was tailored to provide round the clock service for customers facing DoS attacks or malware outbreaks.
“With the development of APSolute Attack Prevention, we have designed a well-synchronized solution which is backed with a service offering to deliver a high-level of protection to IT infrastructures -- enabling them to fight against known and emerging attacks more effectively in real-time, whilst keeping costs down and preserving performance as well as business continuity,” said Avi Chesla, VP security, Radware.
Recently, TMCnet posted an article titled “Network Latency: The “Silent Killer” of Enterprise and Mobile Carrier Quality of Experience” authored by Amir Peles, CTO, Radware.