F5 Silverline

Silverline is broader services of security, optimization and availability on the basis of the outsourcing and managed infrastructure. The F5 Silverline platform expands architecture of F5 Synthesis for compliance of model of an ifrastruktura of the customer: locally and/or in service quality.

Beginning with DDoS-zashchity service and security, the Silverline platform will support additional opportunities of delivery of applications in the future.

On March 17, 2015 the F5 Networks company announced release of new hybrid service for masshtabirovanich IT resources in dynamic cloud environments and the data processing centers (DPC). Under the Silverline trademark the company is going to offer broader services of security, optimization and availability on to basis of the outsourcing and managed infrastructure.

Using Silverline F5 company is going to expand a scope and efficiency of the services for creation of quickly adaptive IT infrastructures.

Delivery services of hybrid applications and security of Silverline of F5 company include:

• Services of protection against DDoS attacks
  • New development became possible as a result of Defense.Net acquisition by F5 company. It integrates local functions of protection against DDoS attacks and a cloud service which can use advantages of programmable technologies, including iRules, and application programming interfaces for ensuring adaptable performance. Such approach allows creation of the hybrid solution capable to protect from all range of DDoS attacks.

The open and programmable architecture of F5 allows administrators of security of networks to expand the existing rules for fight against zero day attacks. The new offer effectively works with the solutions Application Delivery Controller (ADC) of F5 company for creation of the most complete solution in the industry for DDoS-protection. F5 provides different levels of protection according to customers needs and profiles of potential threats:

• • • Always On is the first defense line. This solution constantly blocks hit of "bad" traffic in network.

• • • Always Available is the main protection on demand. This solution works in standby mode and can be activated in case of the attack.

• • • Ready Defense is additional DDoS-protection. This solution provides additional functions for protection against DDoS attacks.

• Secure Web Gateway Services
  • Secure Web Gateway Services protects the companies from the threats connected with use by employees of resources of the Internet. F5 Secure Web Gateway Services, within cooperation with Websense, allows to limit target activities for increase in productivity of work and gain of protection against the malware, wrongful acts concerning the companies and other attacks on network environments. Using advantages of the Silverline platform, a signature and other contextual focused information it are provided to the solution BIG-IP through cloud environments. Such approach guarantees that the most relevant Internet context is a part of corporate policy of web security and compliance to regulatory requirements.

• IP Intelligence Services
  • IP Intelligence Services helps the companies to add function of blocking and assessment of reputation of the IP addresses to the of the systems of ensuring web security. Using convenient model of providing on the basis of a subscription, F5 IP Intelligence Services allows BIG-IP to define and prevent harmful activities, including a phishing or a bot network and to increase efficiency, filtering "bad" traffic. Information on reputation of the IP addresses is provided through cloud environments for determination of threats on the basis of the most up-to-date analytical information that allows to refuse need of obtaining this information from DPC.

F5 started Silverline Web Application Firewall service

On June 16, 2015 the F5 Networks company announced start in the region of EMEA of the cloud managed service of Silverline Web Application Firewall intended for protection against the attacks on web applications and ensuring compliance of dynamic cloud environments and environments of data processing centers.

The Silverline Web Application Firewall service helps with operational implementation of firewalls for protection of web applications and the politician maintains functionality for the unified and scalable installation. New development has the technical support in mode 24x7 provided by experts in the field of security of F5 company based on the Security Operations Center (SOC) center.

Development of WAF - the addition to the Silverline platform of F5 company, is created on the basis of functionality of the BIG-IP Application Security Manager system.

Properties of service

• the increased speed and efficiency for reliable deployment of WAF
  • the New WAF systems provide protection of applications, using the advanced functionality of F5 which efficiency was confirmed during independent tests of NSS Labs company. F5 are capable to use the checked efficiency for protection against the serious attacks of the application layer (including the attacks based on geodetermination, DDoS implementation of the SQL code, zero day attack, an AJAX-application, investment of JSON, OWASP Top Ten, etc.) using a convenient cloud service, WAF solutions of F5 company are proposed by the automated self-training functions within an adaptable cover which uses advantages of iRules and iApps technologies to operational change according to features of new threats.

• effective work for cost reduction
  • Silverline WAF reduces operating expenses due to use of the specialized SOC resources of F5 company for implementation of functions of ensuring compliance to regulatory requirements and management of politicians of WAF. SOC experts of F5 work in mode 24x7 for creation, setup of a configuration and debugging the politician of security. Such approach helps to avoid false positive operations and to provide protection of applications and data against the available and future threats. Besides, the system of pro-active monitoring F5 includes external intelligent solutions for protection of applications against IP threats. Service also provides reports on access through the portal of the customer that gives the chance to the companies to accept more weighed IT solutions. F5 service releases means and the staff of the companies for use in other projects due to removal of operating budgets with preserving of the high level of protection of applications.

• the consolidated functions of protection for additional feeling of confidence of the companies
  • Within Silverline F5 company provides hybrid, local and cloud solutions for security, including specialized offers for WAF, DDoS Protection, IP Intelligence and Secure Web Gateway Services.