Radware (NASDAQ; RDWR) the leading provider of Intelligent Application Switching (IAS) solutions ensuring the availability, performance and security of networked applications across the enterprise, announced today that its new product DefensePro helped secure this week's OSCE summit at the Maastricht Expo and Commerce Center (MECC).
"Securing 127 VLANs and Gigabits of traffic takes cutting edge technology and specialist skills. Radware's DefensePro, was used as for immediate protection, successfully blocking thousands of attacks from penetrating the OSCE network at multi Gigabit speed.We have done a world class job, working closely together with our client MECC, specialists at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Radware. Deploying Radware DefensePro was a worldwide premier and we were impressed with the system's performance and functionality," says Marc de Jong Luneau, Managing Director of Kahuna.
"Users with all kinds of special demands needed to execute their jobs without interference or disturbance. Performance, availability and security were crucial. We offered them ready to go workstations in a fully secured network. Delegates and journalists alternatively could use the network to plug in their laptops. Because of the intelligent setup, we were able to offer 100% availability without a single incident; not even a small virus breakout," said Roger Jacobs, ICT Project Manager with MECC.
Within a few days a network with 450 desktops, facilities for over 400 laptops, 4 different networks with 127 VLANs, 56 switches, 10 servers, multiple firewalls and DefensePro systems in a high speed glass fiber network was implemented. The participation of US Secretary of State Mr. Colin Powell also added involvement from various US governmental agencies. Several thousand attempts at breaking the network security by hacking the infrastructure were thwarted; ranging from simple script kiddies to sophisticated attacks.
Radware DefensePro protects against worms, viruses, malicious intrusions and Denial of Service attacks at 3 Gigabit speeds, isolating, blocking and preventing application level attacks. Built on top of the highest performance security switch in the market, DefensePro delivers accelerated security throughput and advanced security intelligence to isolate, block and prevent attacks in real-time for multi-layer application defense.
"The quality of the teamwork was extremely high. Although preparations were meticulous, there is always something that can go wrong. We had to improvise at some occasions, without compromising security. Because of the highly skilled team we were able to overcome all obstacles and maintain full control over the security and availability throughout the conference. This team deserves a big compliment," says, Tjeu Knaapen, Acting Head of ICT with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"Radware is very pleased to have participated in securing the OSCE conference. Our newly launched DefensePro performed with flying colors, ensuring multi-Gigabit security switching, comprehensive intrusion prevention and real-time Denial of Service protection across a high speed network," said Roy Zisapel, President and CEO, Radware.
About Radware
Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) is the Global Leader in Intelligent Application Switching, enabling the full availability, maximum performance and complete security of all mission critical networked applications while dramatically cutting operating and scaling costs. Radware's integrated Application Security, Application Infrastructure and End-to-End Connectivity solutions are deployed by over 2,500 enterprises and carriers worldwide Radware offers the broadest product line in the industry meeting application needs at every critical point across the network including Web and Application Servers, Firewalls, VPNs, ISP links, Anti-Virus Gateways and Cache.
Learn more on how Radware Intelligent Application Switching Solutions can enable the security, performance and availability of mission critical applications at: www.radware.com
About Kahuna Networks
Kahuna assists organizations in making their infrastructures fast, secure and 100% available. With a team of 50 people, Kahuna leads the Dutch market as the premier Managed Security Provider. Operating under the slogan: Control The Flow, Kahuna provides state of the art solutions based on best of breed technology. Kahuna works with a wide variety of important customers such as The Dutch Tax Office, Rabobank, Wehkamp (part of GUS Holding), Ohra and The Dutch railways. Kahuna is Radware's premier partner for the Netherlands. More information on Kahuna can be obtained through www.kahuna.nl.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the Application Switching industry, changes in demand for Application Switching products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks detailed from time to time in Radware's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Radware's Form 20-F.
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