SAN JOSE, CA: A10 Networks, Inc., the technology leader in Application Networking, has announced a new version of its Advanced Core Operating System (ACOS) that is available for its A10 ThunderTM Series Unified Application Service Gateways (see related press release announced today), and AX Series Application Delivery Controllers. Now integrated into ACOS are advanced security modules including a Web Application Firewall (WAF) for Cloud security, Application Access Management (AAM) for Authentication, and enhanced Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) for multi-layer edge protection, expanding A10’s advanced security feature set and included without license fees.
“ACOS is a highly scalable and flexible platform allowing us to seamlessly integrate advanced features such as additional security modules to complement our full suite of intelligent application services,” said Lee Chen, Founder and CEO for A10 Networks. “With our latest ACOS release, A10 Thunder and AX Series customers receive additional value with advanced modules such as a Web Application Firewall, Authentication, DDoS protection and over 100 additional premium features without license fees, on demand.
“2012 witnessed a new level of sophistication in organized attacks against enterprises across the globe, and they will grow in sophistication and effectiveness in 2013,” according to a recent report by Avivah Litan, Gartner’s vice president and distinguished analyst. “Gartner expects high-bandwidth DDoS attacks to continue and to increase in frequency in 2013. Gartner also expects that at least 25% of DDoS attacks will be application-based, in which attackers send targeted commands to applications to tax CPU and memory and make the application unavailable.” (Gartner, “Arming Financial and E-Commerce Services Against Top 2013 Cyberthreats” January 29, 2013)
ACOS’ integrated WAF, AAM and DDoS security modules for the A10 Thunder and AX Series platforms integrate with existing Application Delivery Controller (ADC), Server Load Balancing and Security features to deliver layered defense solutions that are required to thwart today’s web and application-based attacks. ACOS was designed from the ground up as a scalable platform to deliver premium features that can be run simultaneously without licenses or performance penalties