Corero Network Security Protects Applied Innovations' Clients from DDoS Attacks

Corero Network Security, a provider of Network Intrusion (News - Alert) Prevention Systems (IPS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Defense Systems, announced that Web hosting provider Applied Innovations has selected Corero's award-winning IPS technology to protect its 35,000 customer Web sites from sophisticated exploits that threaten the business of eCommerce companies.

Built on Corero's Three Dimensional Protection (3DP) architecture, Corero IPS features powerful stateful protocol analysis. It provides the latest protection against vulnerabilities, worms, remote exploits and application-level attacks. Additionally the transparent firewall filtering protects infrastructures against undesired access. DDoS defense technology protects against the effects of network layer and application layer DDoS attacks. Its low latency allows production traffic to flow unimpeded.

eCommerce companies are more prone to DDoS attacks by unscrupulous companies looking for a competitive edge and cyber criminals who extort money from online businesses by threatening crippling attacks.

“Our clients, mainly eCommerce companies, have a very low threshold for Web site delays, as their businesses depend on happy customers who can quickly get the information they need, make their purchases and move on,” says Dan Farrell, director of Network Operations at Applied Innovations, in a statement. “If the Web site is sluggish, the customer is gone.”

The company offers solution to safeguard Applied Innovations' clients against malware and DDoS. Corero's IPS monitors and filters both inbound and outbound traffic, so Applied Innovations can observe outgoing attack traffic and communications with command-and-control servers, company officials said.

With Corero IPS, Applied Innovations was able to meet their requirements for deep packet inspection to look for exploit code and malicious code, especially zero-day exploits, without any lag on the network. It allows their clients to maintain high performance to the Internet through direct connections with their carriers to reach their sites hosted with Applied Innovations.

“A DDoS attack can be disastrous. A slow site -- or a site that is down completely -- can cost a company thousands, potentially even millions, of dollars depending on the type of business and the duration of the attack. Frustrated customers will simply go to another site to spend their money; they may be sufficiently discouraged that they never come back,” said Steve Turner, vice president of Technology Solutions (News - Alert) and Services at Corero Network Security, in a statement.

“The Corero IPS is designed to deliver non-disruptive protection against constantly evolving threats. It provides maximum security for critical IT assets while allowing full access to legitimate users and applications,” Turner added.

To help online retailers prepare for holiday sales and protect their Web sites from harmful DDoS attacks, Corero recently revealed a 5-step DDoS defense program: Create a DDoS Response Plan, Protect Your DNS Servers, Maintain Continuous Vigilance, Know Your Real Customers and Deploy On-Premises DDoS Defenses.