Virtualization of DDOS Prevention Security Device (vDP) for a Cybersecurity & Application Delivery Solution Provider
Overview
Customer is a $210mn Cybersecurity and Application Delivery Solution Provider. They wanted to develop virtual appliance to deliver perimeter attack mitigation in cloud and on-premise environment.
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Challenges
Difficulty in integration of the Legacy DDOS controller with the virtual instances in Public Cloud
Need to integrate the DDOS prevention and mitigation with third party security products for ease of deployments
Solution
- Build: Development of security features on security device and testing of virtualized form factor
- Virtualization of the security device with real-time dynamic allocation of data centre resources
- Multiple virtual instances of servers along with standalone models with multi tenant portals
- Deploy: Integration of virtual defense pro with Openstack, Azure and AWS clouds
Outcomes
- 90% Reduction in OPEX by virtualizing the security appliance
- 50% Faster application attack response time and mitigation
