Syndicate
) November 10, 2008 --
Ixia
(NASDAQ: XXIA), a leading, global provider of IP test systems,
today launched its IxDefend™
solution, which provides the most comprehensive security analysis tools
in the industry. IxDefend solutions assess the security and robustness
of software applications, network appliances and information systems.
Our goal is to empower our customers to design bullet-proof, resilient, always-on networks.
Today’s commercial deployments contain a wide
variety of solutions from commercial vendors and open sources. The
increased complexity and heterogeneity of networks leads to a
higher risk of exposure to security flaws and vulnerabilities. A system
or service failure can lead to a cascade of financial, technical and
legal impacts of significantly higher magnitude.
“Security and end-to-end performance
are the top critical success factors in the design of robust networks,”
said Eric Ogren, founder and principal analyst of the Ogren Group. “Ixia's
IxDefend and test platform generate high volumes of simulated user
traffic, including known security vulnerabilities and protocol
violations, to exercise and validate the health of the network.
Corporate network teams are turning to preventive discovery and
correction activities for both pre-deployment and post-deployment of network
services as pragmatic best practices for eliminating disruptive
surprises and reducing operating costs.”
According to Infonetics Research, large enterprises lose an average of
more than 3 percent of revenue, or approx $30 million a year, to denial
of service attacks and client and server malware. Frost & Sullivan
expects investments in security test equipment to top $460
million by 2013.
IxDefend takes a unique approach to finding quality, resiliency, and security
exposures across the broadest array of applications. As opposed to
products that randomly change network messages, IxDefend’s
tests employ in-depth understanding of the communications
protocols to vary (or “fuzz”)
the specific message fields that will uncover programming errors.
IxDefend quickly identifies errors and deficiencies in applications that
cause security and reliability problems. IxDefend provides the ideal set
of tools to help identify known and zero-day threats in even the
most hardened and complex network protocol implementations.
Products vetted with IxDefend exhibit substantial resiliency –
the ability to withstand attacks and handle unanticipated usage.
“Ixia has established a strong name in IP
performance testing during its more than ten years in the test and
measurement industry. We are now embarking on a complete line of
security testing solutions for our customers,”
said Atul Bhatnagar, president and CEO of Ixia. “Our
goal is to empower our customers to design bullet-proof, resilient,
always-on networks.”
With the industry’s most expansive coverage
of network protocols, IxDefend effectively analyzes applications
and systems for vulnerability to security attacks and system
failure prior to deployment. By employing IxDefend’s
automated security analysis software, users can address unknown
and published threats before systems are exposed to outages or zero-day
attacks. IxDefend complements Ixia’s already
well established product portfolio in the areas of conformance and
performance testing by enabling security vulnerability testing
on the same hardware platform.
IxDefend’s current product release includes
security solutions targeted at four industry segments core Internet
services, routing and switching, network management, and virtual private
networks. More information about Ixia’s
entire security offering and IxDefend options is available at Ixia’s
security portal.
About Ixia
Ixia
is a leading provider of performance test systems for IP-based
infrastructure and services. Ixia's test systems are used by network and
telephony equipment manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers, service
providers, governments and enterprises to validate the performance and
reliability of complex IP networks, devices, and applications. Ixia's triple-play
test systems address the growing need to test voice, video, and data
services and network capability under real-world conditions. For more
information visit our Web Site at http://www.ixiacom.com.
This material is for informational purposes only and subject to
change without notice. It describes Ixia’s
present plans to develop and make available to its customers certain
products, features and capabilities. Ixia is only obligated to
provide those deliverables specifically included in a written agreement
between Ixia and the customer.
Ixia, IxDefend and the Ixia four-petal logo are registered trademarks
or trademarks of Ixia. Other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.