"Ural Security Systems Center" implemented PT Application Firewall

2023: PT Application Firewall Implementation

On April 17, 2023, the Ural Security Systems Center (UTSB) announced that it had implemented PT Application Firewall to ensure the safe operation of web applications. The main goal of the project is to protect web applications from unauthorized access, as well as, as part of import substitution, to replace the foreign firewall of the level of web applications.

In search of a suitable solution, according to the results of the analysis of the functionality and quality of solution execution, UTSB experts stopped at PT Application Firewall, since this is a Russian solution in the register of domestic software, which has been certified by FSTEC. In addition, virtual interfaces (WANs) of this security system, compared to virtual IP addresses (VIPs), greatly simplify system administration, since system administrators do not need to allocate a pool of external IP addresses for web applications. The product also allows you to customize dashboards, thus increasing the effectiveness of analytics tasks.

Due to the native installation architecture on one virtual, server it took only file storage three days to implement the main functionality of the product and protect the main applications such as webmail, corporate portal, student training portal and web stands for external users. The UCSB plans to continue adding applications and adjusting policies in normal operation as necessary.

As a result, PT Application Firewall performs all necessary functions, ensuring continuous proactive protection of web applications from most attacks, including OWASP Top 10 and zero-day attacks, and successfully solves the task of ensuring the safe operation of web applications. The manufacturer's technical support quickly within a couple of hours helps in solving all kinds of issues (optimizing the speed of opening web pages, adjusting the redirect of web applications from http to https, configuring the network interfaces of the virtual server on non-typical hypervisors, additional detailed documentation and manuals).

Positive Technologies provides licensing without the need for additional subscriptions and flexible pricing policies to ensure optimal total cost of ownership. In addition, the choice of PT Application Firewall was also influenced by the experience of USCS engineers to implement a solution for their customers, which significantly reduced the company's costs.

Шаблон:Quote 'author = noted Sergey Zaykov, head of the operation department of the UTS.

One of the most vulnerable components of the perimeter of companies is web resources. According to our data, in 2022, the number of successful attacks aimed at web resources of organizations increased by 56%. The risks associated with storing and processing web resources include increased requirements for web resource protection. Thanks to the firewall PT Application Firewall web application layer, the DRM can monitor the security of its web applications by responding quickly to current threats. noted Tatyana Ovsyannikova, head of the technical development department of Positive Technologies partners.