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Arbor CloudSM and Pravail® Availability Protection System Revolutionize Enterprise DDoS Defense
BURLINGTON, Mass. --(Business Wire)--
Arbor
Networks, Inc., a leading provider of DDoS and advanced threat
protection solutions for enterprise and service provider networks, today
announced significant enhancements to both the on-premise and cloud
components of the industry's most advanced hybrid DDoS defense.
The impact of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is not the
same for every organization. If you operate a global network, or one in
which Web and application availability is a necessity for your
employees, customers and supply chain partners, Arbor
CloudSM is your solution. With DDoS protection from Arbor
Cloud and the Pravail® Availability
Protection System, enterprises can deploy best-practices defense in
a single solution, with tightly integrated mitigation from the
enterprise premise to the cloud. Arbor Cloud's hybrid defense protects
enterprises against a wide spectrum of DDoS attacks, including
volumetric, application-layer, state-exhaustion (e.g. targeting
firewall/IPS), blended and multi-vector DDoS attacks. The ease of use of
the on-premise Pravail® solution enables existing enterprise
IT staff to maintain control of the mitigation, and gives them the
ability to quickly alert the cloud when attacks reach a certain size
that cannot be blocked locally.
"Arbor Networks (News - Alert) has more experience than anyone on the planet in
fighting DDoS attacks for complex and demanding networks. We've taken
everything we've learned since 2000 and poured it into Arbor Cloud,
making it the premier DDoS protection service for those organizations
that absolutely must ensure the availability of their networks, services
and applications. Our technology is proven, reliable and highly
scalable, infused with cutting edge research and backed by a world-class
service and support organization that is absolutely committed to do
whatever it takes to keep customer networks up and running," said Arbor
Networks President Matthew Moynahan.
Arbor Cloud & Pravail On-Premise Enhancements
Accelerated Cloud SignalingSM that Delivers
the Fastest Time to Mitigation A leading cause of network
downtime is how quickly a cloud-based provider of DDoS protection can
respond and initiate mitigation when the attacks are too big for
on-premise solutions to handle on their own. Arbor has reduced time to
mitigation to as little as five seconds. Cloud Signaling automates the
connection between the on-premise Pravail solution and Arbor mitigation
equipment in the Cloud. A cloud signal can be pre-set and trigger
automatically when links reach a certain saturation point, or they can
be done manually. This tight integration is the best way to ensure the
availability of critical network resources. Arbor Cloud deploys cutting
edge software releases to take advantage of the latest innovations in
cloud signaling as they are developed.
Built-in SSL Inspection to Block Encrypted Attacks As the
Internet evolves to increasingly rely on SSL encryption, DDoS attacks
have also evolved to encrypt the malicious traffic and evade defenses.
The Pravail Availability Protection System now includes an optional
on-box SSL acceleration card to deliver an integrated, one-appliance
solution to inspect encryped traffic for DDoS threats. DDoS attacks are
blocked in real time as normal traffic passes uninterrupted - all
without forcing changes to existing network and application
infrastructure.
Integrated Console to Manage Appliances and Cloud Signaling Arbor
now delivers a consolidated user interface to manage the full set up,
configuration, forensics and Cloud Signaling across large deployments of
the Pravail Availability Protection System.
Enhanced DDoS & Malware Threat Detection Arbor's Security
Engineering & Response Team (ASERT) is one of the largest
dedicated research organizations in the security industry, combining 20+
security analysts with a diverse set of expertise, including Fortune 25
Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) to former law enforcement,
threat mitigation vendors and well-known malware researchers. ASERT is
the only security research group with access to the ATLAS
threat monitoring infrastructure to identify threats and global trends
as they evolve on the Internet. Viewing the attack landscape with this
security lens, and utilizing custom tools for malware indexing and
botnet simulation, ASERT develops threat intelligence for customers,
complete with the security context required to detect and stop specific
threats, and continuously enhance their security posture over time. The
Pravail Availability Protection System now includes the following threat
protections delivered as part of the ATLAS
Intelligence Feed:
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Inbound Reputation-based DDoS Protection: The Pravail Availability
Protection System now includes expanded DDoS defenses backed by the
global threat intelligence of ATLAS and reputation-based research from
ASERT. In-depth analysis expands the breadth of detection and blocking
of various types of availability attacks based on the source of the
traffic participating in known DDoS attacks.
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Inbound and Outbound Advanced Threat Protection: Organizations
need a way to stop threat communications in order to protect internal
systems from being compromised. The Pravail Availability
Protection System now applies global threat intelligence of ATLAS and
reputation-based research from ASERT to block both inbound and
outbound threats via domain and IP reputation.
Supporting Quotes
Frost & Sullivan senior industry analyst, Chris Rodriguez "Application-layer
attacks may not get the headlines of today's massive NTP attacks, but
they are every bit as dangerous for any enterprise. At Frost & Sullivan,
we strongly recommend a hybrid DDoS defense which combines on-premise
and cloud-based protections. Arbor Cloud delivers such a multi-layer
defense and it is backed by Arbor's decade plus experience and leverages
Arbor's best-in-class technology on both ends, on-premise and in the
cloud. Any organization with a critical need for high availability
should consider Arbor Cloud."
IDC (News - Alert) research manager for security products, John Grady "Arbor
remains focused on innovation and adapting to the changing threat
landscape. Their ASERT team has unique insight into threats via Arbor's
ATLAS infrastructure. While historically focused on botnets for DDoS
protection, Arbor has now added inbound and outbound protections against
malware campaigns and advanced threats. The combination of ATLAS and
ASERT continue to enhance the overall Arbor value proposition."
Infonetics (News - Alert) Research principal analyst, Jeff Wilson "Arbor
Cloud has tight integration between the on-premise Pravail solution and
the cloud and provides a single management, reporting, and forensics
pane that enables the customer to stay in control of the mitigation at
all times. Their solution should be considered a top choice for
companies that operate complex global networks, and companies that have
the most to lose when Web properties and applications are taken offline."
Ovum (News - Alert) principal analyst, Andrew Kellett "Arbor has been a
leading player in the DDoS protection market since its inception, and
innovations such as Arbor Cloud and Cloud Signaling are examples of how
they stay ahead of the threats, and the competition. Arbor Cloud is
taking the right approach to DDoS protection, delivering a tightly
integrated multi-layer defense. For organizations that must maintain
availability of critical web properties and applications, multi-layer
defense is the best option. The improvements to Pravail on-premise,
expanding its scope beyond DDoS to malware protections, is another step
in the right direction as DDoS and other malware-based threats are often
co-mingled into a single, multi-vector attack. Arbor continues
to drive the market with innovative approaches to
solving these increasingly complex problems."
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About Arbor Networks Arbor Networks, Inc. helps secure the
world's largest enterprise and service provider networks from DDoS
attacks and advanced threats. Arbor is the world's leading provider of
DDoS protection in the enterprise, carrier and mobile market segments,
according to Infonetics Research (News - Alert). Arbor's advanced threat solutions
deliver comprehensive network visibility through a combination of packet
capture and NetFlow technology, enabling the rapid detection and
mitigation of malware and malicious insiders. Arbor also delivers
market-leading analytics for dynamic incident response, historical
analysis, visualization and forensics. Arbor strives to be a "force
multiplier," making network and security teams the experts. Our goal is
to provide a richer picture into networks and more security context - so
customers can solve problems faster and help reduce the risk to their
business.
To learn more about Arbor products and services, please visit our
website at arbornetworks.com.
Arbor's research, analysis and insight, together with data from the ATLAS®
global threat intelligence system, can be found at the ATLAS
Threat Portal.
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ArbOS, Pravail, Cloud Signaling, Arbor Cloud, ATLAS, We see things
others can't.TM and Arbor Networks. Smart.
Available. Secure. are all trademarks of Arbor Networks, Inc. All other
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