How To Evaluate High-Performance Network Security EquipmentFebruary 15th at 4:30 pm

IT Firestorm Threatens Business Performance

Does High-Performance = Resilient?

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Crossbeam

Crossbeam provides a portfolio of scalable network security platforms, that enables:

• …Enterprises, Service Providers and Government agencies to consolidate their security infrastructure

• …an adaptable architecture that can meet and scale with the needs of the business

• …Inspire confidence in the network by creating a virtual ‘security-cloud’ infrastructure that can self-heal

• …maximize security by utilizing an open eco-system with best-in-class security application

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WHAT WE DO

4 Keys to Evaluating High-Performance Gear: #1

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Real-World Blended Application Traffic

4 Keys to Evaluating High-Performance Gear: #2

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Enable Rules and Commence Attack

4 Keys to Evaluating High-Performance Gear: #3

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Set-Up, and Tear-Down, Connections

4 Keys to Evaluating High-Performance Gear: #4

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Sustaining Connections, During Load

How? Attack Thyself!Real Attacks• 4,500 live security attacks• 100+ evasions• Malware• Spam• DDoS and Botnet simulation• Custom attacks• Research and frequent updates

Real World Applications• 150+ application protocols• Social media, peer-to-peer, voice, video• Web and enterprise applications, gaming• Custom applications• Frequent updates

Unprecedented Performance• 120 Gbps blended application traffic• 90M concurrent TCP sessions• 3M TCP sessions/second• 38 Gbps SSL bulk encryption

Validating High-Performance Gear

REMEMBER TO EVALUATE:1. Performance with blended applications2. Performance with security rules enabled3. Ability to set-up AND tear-down connections4. Ability to sustain connections, during load

High-Performance Network GearClient

Simulation150+ Blended

ApplicationTraffic (ex: MySQL, Oracle,

HTTP, etc.) +4500+ Live

Security Strikes

+Millions of Sessions

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Questions and Answers

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