While SSL encrypted traffic is on the rise (over 80% is encrypted in most organizations) hackers are taking advantage of that, generating cyber-attacks through SSL encrypted communication.
However, the perimeter security solutions comprised from various modules such as a Firewall, DDoS protector, IPS, and web security gateway all face a costly dilemma – inspect SSL encrypted traffic and lose up to 80% of their designed capacity due to the processing of SSL encryption decryption, or have a blind spot, letting SSL traffic pass through uninspected. Moreover, even if each of the module was to inspect the SSL traffic, doing it separately by each model not only adds cost, it also adds latency and more potential points of failure.
A centralized solution that can enable SSL inspection, offloading and acceleration of encrypted traffic has become a mandatory requirement for all organizations, and not yet another nice to have solution.