14 DAY TRIAL // Arbor Networks has added some interesting new features to the latest version of the company’s Pravail Availability Protection System (APS) distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) mitigation solution.
The new features include customized network tuning, enhanced SSL protection, and multi-device management capabilities.
Pravail APS is designed to help enterprises protect their networks against DDOS attacks by adding an extra layer of protection.
“DDoS has come to the enterprise in a significant way, and many businesses are beginning to understand that existing infrastructure such as firewalls and IPS cannot provide adequate protection from today’s complex availability threats,” said Arbor Networks President Colin Doherty.
“By deploying Pravail APS on-premise, the enterprise is able to maintain control over mitigation, and is not reliant on either a device built for a different problem, like a firewall, or the responsiveness of a cloud-based DDoS service.”
The new customized network learning and traffic tuning feature tailors the solution’s protection capabilities based on each organization’s network.
The multi-device management API enables companies to use their current management systems to make configuration changes without adding an extra console or portal.
Finally, the enhanced SSL inspection and protection capabilities are designed to help enterprises block even attack traffic that’s hidden in SSL encrypted traffic.
“In Pravail APS, Arbor has leveraged its experience in the service provider market to bring a purpose built, easy to deploy and operate solution to the enterprise at a time when on-premise protection has become increasingly important,” commented Jeff Wilson, analyst with Infonetics Research.
“Without a doubt, the number one driver for DDoS prevention solutions is the attacks themselves. There is no indication that the pace of innovation in the creation of attacks and the ingenuity that drives the distribution of those attacks will slow down, so prevention solutions need to evolve. Arbor has been the market leader in DDoS for over a decade and they continue to innovate.”