Radware launches new hybrid cloud WAF service – a fully-managed service that provides unmatched protection from web application attacks.
Radware, a leading provider of
cyber security and application delivery solutions ensuring optimal service
level for applications in virtual, cloud and software defined data centres,
today released a new and fully-managed, cloud-based Web Application Firewall
(WAF) service that provides unmatchedprotection from web-based cyber-attacks.
Cyber-attacks remain a persistent
threat and have become sophisticated in size and scope. Denial of Service
(DoS), SQL injections and cross-site scripting are the most common web attack
vectors, increasing in popularity. As migration to the cloud continues and
expands, companies today are facing a more distributed network infrastructure.
This transition of web based applications to the cloud have rendered on-premise
mitigation tools ineffective against web attacks and require organisations to
protect their applications both on-premise and in-the-cloud.
Radware’s new Hybrid Cloud WAF Service
is an industry first that provides a fully managed enterprise grade WAF that
protects both on-premise and cloud-based applications, using a single
technology solution. Unlike existing WAF solutions that integrate dual
technologies, which results in a gap between protection coverage and quality,
Radware’s single technology approach makes migrating applications to the cloud
safer and secure.
“It’s not uncommon for enterprises
to distribute their applications both on-premise and in-the-cloud. In addition,
we see enterprises employ multiple cloud vendors to host various aspects of
their infrastructure. However, having a disparate network infrastructure adds a
level of complexity when trying to protect your web applications,” says Carl
Herberger, vice president of security solutions for Radware. “We have taken
actionable steps to provide enterprise with a unified hybrid solution against
web-based attacks regardless if protection is needed on-premise or in the cloud
and provide better security when moving applications to the cloud as well as
ease of security policy orchestration and automation.”
In addition to protection from
various web attacks, Radware’s Hybrid Cloud WAF can also defend and mitigate a
wide range of DDoS attacks through its always-on DDoS attack protection, and
provide comprehensive detection and mitigation of attacks with minimal false
positives and no impact on legitimate traffic.
“When there is no technical
integration between on-premise and cloud WAF technologies, organisations are
faced with poor quality of detection resulting in poor mitigation options,”
says Jon Oltsik, senior principal analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group.
“Radware’s Hybrid Cloud WAF Service can help bridge this gap by integrating its
on-premise devices and WAF technologies with cloud-based coverage to deliver a
comprehensive detection and mitigation solution.”
The Hybrid Cloud WAF Service also
provides full coverage from all of OWASP’s Top 10 security risks and is backed
by Radware’s Emergency Response Team - a dedicated group of security experts
that can actively monitor and mitigate attacks in real time.
