SecureSphere Web Application Firewall Eliminates Network Modifications with Support for All Leading Deployment Modes

FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 27, 2006 – Imperva™, the leader in data security for the data center, today announced the first web application firewall that eliminates the need for organizations to reconfigure their networks by adapting to existing infrastructures. The new version of Imperva’s SecureSphere Web Application Firewall supports four deployment modes – bridge, router, proxy, or sniffing – to allow seamless and transparent coexistence in any IT environment. Competing web application firewalls impose complex integration challenges by offering just one or a limited number of deployment options.

Flexible and Adaptive Deployment

For transparent integration with any IT environment, SecureSphere can be deployed in bridge, router, proxy, or network monitoring mode. This flexibility eliminates the need for organizations to adapt their infrastructure in order to accommodate a security appliance. By offering the broadest range of deployment options, SecureSphere enables customers to choose the least intrusive and most effective approach based on their existing architecture. Each deployment mode is best suited to a different set of network requirements. For example:

  • Bridge: this mode is as transparent as deploying a layer 2 switch on the network,  offers high performance, and requires no changes to web applications or the network
  • Router: this mode is best if Network Address Translation (NAT) is required, or if web server IP addresses are in a different subnet than the rest of the network
  • Proxy: provides a seamless option for replacing an existing application proxy with Imperva’s Web Application Firewall
  • Network monitoring (sniffing): This mode is ideal for testing purposes, since the appliance is not inline and does not impact the network

“Customers have told us that they want their Web application firewall to adapt to their network and not their network to have to adapt to a firewall,” said Alan Norquist, vice president of marketing for Imperva. “By offering the broadest and most flexible range of deployment options available today, SecureSphere eliminates a major roadblock for organizations that have delayed web application firewall deployments due to network configuration challenges.” 

Increased Performance and Availability

In addition to its flexible new deployment options, SecureSphere now meets the performance and high availability requirements of the most demanding web environments. For high transaction applications, SecureSphere is available on the G16 appliance platform which provides 2Gbps of throughput. SecureSphere also supports advanced failover using VRRP for layer 3 and above deployments, and the proprietary Imperva High Availability (IMPVHA) protocol for layer 2 applications.

Integration with Crossbeam UTM Appliance

Finally, to meet the requirements of carrier networks and large scale data centers, Imperva and Crossbeam have partnered to offer the SecureSphere web application firewall as a blade on the Crossbeam X-series Unified Threat Management platform.  The availability of SecureSphere on the Crossbeam platform reduces hardware deployments and centralizes application protection with other security services such as anti-virus and VPN on a single the cost-effective, high performance, and scaleable chassis.

Pricing and Availability

Version 4.2 of the SecureSphere Web Application Firewall is available immediately from Imperva and its business partners worldwide. Pricing starts at $30,000 USD.

About Imperva

Imperva is the leader in application data security and compliance. Leading enterprise and government organizations worldwide rely on Imperva to prevent data theft and abuse, and ensure data integrity. The company’s SecureSphere products provide data governance and protection solutions that monitor, audit and secure business applications and databases. For more information, visit www.imperva.com

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