| Multi-Gigabit DDoS protection system launched
Two new products - the Riverhead Guard XT and the Riverhead Detector XT - deliver multi-gigabit protection that defends the largest enterprises and service providers against the highest-volume, most sophisticated DDoS attacks. That performance, combined with new Zombie Killer technologies that identify and block hundreds of thousands of attackers, enable businesses to protect their mission-critical applications to maintain business continuity. DDoS attacks are increasing in both frequency and severity. A recent survey by the Computer Security Institute (CSI) and the FBI found that DDoS attacks were the second most common cyber attack - and the only one to increase - in 2003. "Hackers are constantly modifying their attacks to evade or overwhelm defences and do the most damage," says Eric Ogren, senior analyst at Yankee Group. "As a result, businesses are ill-equipped to deal with these evolving attacks using traditional defences of firewalls, routers and intrusion detection systems. What they need are intelligent, purpose-built network integrity solutions that can detect today's most advanced DDoS attacks, identify the malicious traffic, and block those packets while allowing legitimate transactions to pass. The Riverhead XT products deliver those capabilities, offering the performance that large enterprises and service providers need to protect their infrastructures." The Riverhead products provide complete detection and mitigation capabilities. When a DDoS attack is launched, the Riverhead Detector XT, which constantly monitors traffic flows, recognises the threat and immediately alerts the Riverhead Guard XT. The Guard XT, deployed off upstream routers or switches, then begins diverting traffic addressed to the target to apply a series of patent-pending technologies and algorithms based on Riverhead's unique Multi-Verification Process (MVP) architecture to identify and remove malicious packet flows while allowing legitimate transactions to pass. The XT products feature high-performance hardware that can process Gigabit attacks at full line speeds with minimal latency, ensuring uncompromised business operations even while under severe attack conditions. The XT products also support a unique multi-device architecture that provides incremental capacity scaling for attack protection in excess of 10 gigabits per second. Riverhead's Zombie Killer technologies deliver another first: the ability to identify and block more than 100,000 zombie attackers, defeating one of the most prevalent and difficult-to-stop DDoS attack sources. In a multi-device deployment, the XT products can detect and block hundreds of thousands of zombies, delivering unparalleled levels of protection against the largest botnet attacks.
•Date:
29th January 2004 •Region: N.America/World
•Type: Article •Topic:
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