Riverhead Networks have announced its next-generation product family that can protect large enterprises and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS).
Riverhead's patent-pending Multi-Verification Process (MVP) architecture automatically blocks attack packets and forwards real customer transactions, without relying on other network devices. Dynamic diversion enables Riverhead to redirect only traffic flowing towards a targeted resource through the Riverhead Guard to block malicious packets, maximising scalability and reliability benefits.
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.
The new 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 then begins diverting traffic addressed to the target to apply a series of patent-pending technologies and algorithms based on Riverhead's unique MVP architecture to identify and remove malicious packet flows while allowing legitimate transactions to pass.
Paul Froutan, Vice President of Engineering at Rackspace Managed Hosting said,
"For Rackspace, it is absolutely critical that we detect and block all types of DDoS attacks for our PrevenTier managed service customers. Because attacks are constantly changing and evolving, we need a solution that allows us to keep pace and defeat the latest and largest-scale attacks. Riverhead Networks has consistently demonstrated its ability to anticipate attack trends and deliver solutions that address those trends. With the XT products in place, Rackspace is well-prepared to meet the growing DDoS challenge, which allows us to continue delivering the superior service for which we are known."
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.
Riverhead Networks will launch their new products on Monday.
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