Radware: Streamlining Network Flows for Defense

At the core of every great business application is a robust network that can redefine communication and deliver seamless connectivity. However, the constant barrage of record-breaking cyber-attacks on the networks has pressured organizations to seek technology partners that can protect their data and secure the overall network infrastructure. Although organizations have largely invested in ‘classic’ software-defined networking (SDN) solutions, protocols (OpenFlow) and Controllers (ODL), it hasn’t really paid off. To provide the best level of network protection, organizations today are on the lookout for state-of-the-art networking applications that offer secured flow of web traffic, better provisioning of networking services, network visibility, scalability, and virtualization.

One company that understands these requirements at the granular level is Radware, a prominent cybersecurity and application delivery solutions provider that is stirring a revolution in the networking landscape with the new concept of DefenseFlow.

DefenseFlow is a network distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack prevention and cyber control application focused on detecting and mitigating network-wide, multi-vector attacks. DefenseFlow provides new ways to harmonize security policies and support use-cases that require real-time networking decisions based on various security events and operational playbooks. “The ‘classical’ SDN use-cases are natively supported by programmable SDN Controller APIs to provide the network telemetry needed for detection of network anomalies,” states David Aviv CTO & VP Advanced Solutions of Radware.

Radware’s DefenseFlow enables users to program the network to detect any security breaches or triggers (internal or external) and customize the network behavior based on any policy playbook. DefenseFlow also provides agility and the ability to automate network-wide mitigation services. The ecosystem that can be spanned with Radware’s DefenseFlow control-plane is almost unlimited and it can be applied to orchestrate network flows based on any operational policy playbook.

Another capability recently added is the ability to extend the coverage to cloud scrubbing services. With the help of defense policies for peak protection, attacks can be immediately mitigated at the origin preventing it from spreading across the globe.