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Ixia Exposes Hidden Threats in Encrypted Mission-Critical Enterprise ApplicationsIxia (Nasdaq: XXIA), a leading provider of application performance and security resilience solutions, announced it has extended its Application and Threat Intelligence (ATI) Processor™ to include stateful, bi-directional SSL decryption capability for application monitoring and security analytics tools. Stateful SSL decryption provides complete session information to better understand the transaction as opposed to stateless decryption that only provides the data packets. As the sole visibility company providing stateful SSL decryption for these tools, Ixia's (News - Alert) Visibility Architecture™ solution is more critical than ever for enterprise organizations looking to improve their application performance and security forensics. "Together, FireEye (News - Alert) and Ixia offer a powerful solution that provides stateful SSL inspection capabilities to help protect and secure our customer's networks," said Ed Barry, Vice President of Cyber Security Coalition for FireEye. As malware and other indicators of compromise are increasingly hidden by SSL, decryption of SSL traffic for monitoring and security purposes is now more important for enterprises. According to Gartner research, for most organizations, SSL traffic is already a significant portion of all outbound Web traffic and is increasing. It represents on average 15 percent to 25 percent of total Web traffic, with strong variations based on the vertical market.1 Additionally, compliance regulations such as the PCI (News - Alert)-DSS and HIPAA increasingly require businesses to encrypt all sensitive data in transit. Finally, business applications like Microsoft Exchange, Salesforce.com and Dropbox (News - Alert) run over SSL, making application monitoring and security analytics much more difficult for IT organizations. Enabling visibility without borders - a view into SSL In June, Ixia enabled seamless visibility across phsical, virtual and hybrid cloud data centers. Ixia's suite of virtual visibility products allows insight into east-west traffic running across the modern data center. The newest update, which includes stateful SSL decryption, extends security teams' ability to look into encrypted applications revealing anomalies and intrusions. Visibility for better performance - improve what you can measure While it may enhance security of transferred data, encryption also limits network teams' ability to inspect, tune and optimize the performance of applications. Ixia eliminates this blind spot by providing enterprises with full visibility into mission critical applications. The ATI Processor works with Ixia's Net Tool Optimizer® (NTO™) solution and brings a new level of intelligence to network packet brokers. It is supported by the Ixia Application & Threat Intelligence research team, which provides fast and accurate updates to application and threat signatures and application identification code. Additionally, the new capabilities will be available to all customers with an ATI Processor (News - Alert) and an active subscription. To learn more about Ixia's latest innovations read:
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processor Black Hat attendees can learn more about the ATI Processor and Ixia's security solutions at booth #110. About Ixia Ixia (Nasdaq: XXIA) provides application performance and security resilience solutions to validate, secure and optimize businesses' physical and virtual networks. Enterprises, service providers, network equipment manufacturers and governments worldwide rely on Ixia's solutions to deploy new technologies and achieve efficient, secure, ongoing operation of their networks. Ixia's powerful and versatile solutions, expert global support and professional services equip organizations to exceed customer expectations and achieve better business outcomes. Learn more at www.ixiacom.com. Connect with Ixia
LinkedIn Ixia, the Ixia logo, Application and Threat Intelligence (ATI) Processor, Visibility Architecture, Net Tool Optimizer and NTO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ixia in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. 1 Gartner, "Security Leaders Must Address Threats From Rising SSL Traffic," Gartner, December 9, 2013, refreshed January 8, 2015.
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