Radware Bolsters DefensePro X with Cloud-Augmented DDoS Protection
Radware's DefensePro X platform now features a cloud-augmented architecture, integrating AI-powered cloud algorithms for enhanced application-layer DDoS attack detection while maintaining on-premises traffic inspection and mitigation.
Radware has introduced a significant enhancement to its DefensePro X platform with a new cloud-augmented protection architecture. This update integrates advanced AI-powered cloud algorithms designed to bolster the platform's capabilities in defending against sophisticated application-layer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Crucially, the architecture ensures that all traffic inspection and mitigation processes remain on-premises, addressing concerns about rerouting sensitive traffic.
Web-based DDoS attacks are continuously evolving, with threat actors increasingly employing AI, encrypted traffic, distributed infrastructure, and techniques that mimic legitimate user behavior. These advanced methods can challenge traditional, locally-focused defenses, making detection difficult based solely on on-premises visibility. While cloud-based solutions can offer improved detection, they often necessitate traffic redirection or access to private keys, introducing operational complexities and potential compliance or data sovereignty issues for organizations.
Radware's new cloud-augmented architecture aims to bridge this gap by combining the intelligence of AI-powered cloud algorithms with the direct enforcement capabilities of DefensePro X. Leveraging Radware's extensive global cloud network, which comprises over 65 cloud centers, the Cloud Web DDoS Protection service for DefensePro X provides customers with broader visibility into complex attacks. This enhanced visibility is achieved without compromising the on-premises control over traffic inspection, mitigation, and the security of private keys.
"As application-layer attacks become more sophisticated, security teams need broader visibility without sacrificing operational control," stated Gabi Malka, chief operating officer at Radware. He further elaborated that by extending DefensePro X with cloud-augmented protection, Radware empowers customers with cloud-powered intelligence while preserving the speed, privacy, and control inherent in inline enforcement. This approach is designed to strengthen application security without requiring customers to overhaul their existing security infrastructure or expose sensitive encryption keys.
The key benefits highlighted by Radware include cloud-based intelligence for superior Layer 7 attack detection, support for real-time, adaptive mitigation strategies, and maintaining on-premises control over traffic and TLS private keys. The integration is designed to be simplified, working seamlessly with existing DefensePro X deployments. The cloud-augmented architecture is also positioned to support future enhancements and capabilities for the DefensePro X platform.
This new model is particularly suited for enterprises that demand robust application-layer protection but cannot afford to lose operational control. Organizations with stringent compliance, privacy, or data sovereignty requirements will find this solution beneficial. It is also ideal for those protecting applications behind content delivery networks (CDNs) and proxy architectures, as well as security teams actively defending against sophisticated, encrypted Web DDoS threats.
The Cloud Web DDoS Protection service represents the initial application of Radware's cloud-augmented protection model. It addresses the growing need for advanced threat detection that balances the power of cloud-based analytics with the security and control of on-premises solutions, offering a pragmatic approach to combating modern web-based threats.