Web Security

Prevent attacks that network firewalls and intrusion prevention systems do not.

Most often, application-level attacks focus on one of two goals: information theft or business disruption and harm. In attacks focused on information theft, the hacker's primary goal is to either steal customer information or abscond with the intellectual property of the corporation itself, such as customer lists, financial data, project plans, and purchasing records. In the second type of attack, hackers focus on denying customer and partner access to the company web site, which can impact revenue, and on manipulating web content, resulting in damage to the company's reputation.

Implementing an application security gateway enables an enterprise to maintain web site integrity by blocking transmission of web pages whose content has been modified without proper authorization. This ensures the authenticity of the web content delivered to users. Application security gateways also ensure web site availability by preventing Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. By controlling "misbehaving" application sessions, application security gateways support the 24x7 availability of web sites. In addition, they can help enterprises deliver a high-quality customer experience even when a web server is under a DoS or DDoS attack by always giving legitimate application traffic highest priority.

With an application security gateway, enterprises can prevent identity theft and ensure regulatory compliance by protecting all web applications, services, and back-end databases from unauthorized access or attack. Application security gateways block the unauthorized transmission of sensitive customer information in application responses, such as credit card or social security numbers, keeping such information safe from prying eyes.