Radware, a provider of AI and application security and delivery solutions for multi-cloud environments, has announced a new cloud-augmented protection architecture for DefensePro X, which protects against distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS).
The new architecture will extend the platform with AI-powered cloud algorithms while keeping traffic inspection and mitigation on-premises. For channel partners, including Radware’s MSSP ecosystem, the technology addresses a core need for many customers in regulated environments.
The first available service for the architecture
Cloud Web DDoS Protection for DefensePro X is the first service released for the architecture and is designed to improve characterization and real-time footprint generation of sophisticated application-layer DDoS attacks without requiring organizations to reroute traffic through the cloud.
It’s backed by Radware’s global cloud network of over 65 cloud centers and enables customers to gain visibility into sophisticated attacks while keeping traffic inspection, mitigation, and private keys on-prem.
Data sovereignty, compliance, and web DDoS attacks top the list of needs for organizations
The service is suited for organizations with strict compliance, privacy, or data sovereignty requirements; organizations that protect applications behind content delivery networks (CDNs) and proxy architectures; and security teams defending against sophisticated, encrypted Web DDoS attacks.
“As application-layer attacks become more sophisticated, security teams need broader visibility without sacrificing operational control,” said Gabi Malka, chief operating officer at Radware.
“By extending DefensePro X with cloud-augmented protection, Radware gives customers access to cloud-powered intelligence while helping to preserve the speed, privacy, and control of inline enforcement. Cloud Web DDoS Protection is designed to help organizations strengthen application security without requiring them to redesign their security architecture or expose sensitive encryption keys.”
Among the key benefits are:
- Cloud-based intelligence for advanced Layer 7 attack detection.
- Designed to support real-time, adaptive Layer 7 mitigation.
- On-premises control of traffic and TLS private keys.
- Simplified integration designed to work with existing DefensePro X deployments.
- Cloud-augmented architecture designed to support future DefensePro X capabilities.
Radware’s cloud-augmented architecture combines AI-powered cloud algorithms with DefensePro X’s inline enforcement capabilities.
The company’s cloud-augmented protection model for DefensePro X is designed for enterprises that require advanced application-layer protection without sacrificing operational control.
Radware expands agentic AI protection
The new protection architecture comes on the heels of Radware’s expansion of its agentic AI protection with new capabilities that provide enhanced visibility into AI agent ecosystems.
“Organizations are deploying AI agents across increasingly complex environments, creating new requirements for visibility, governance, and security,” said David Aviv, chief technology officer at Radware. “These enhancements help organizations better understand agent behavior, support their compliance efforts, and help extend protection to AI agents operating across both SaaS and local developer-hosted environments.”
This release expands visibility into AI agent ecosystems by enhancing monitoring and mapping capabilities, providing a clear view of agent activity, interactions, and dependencies.