Cisco Secure DDoS Protection | CAD Gulf
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are a growing threat, fueled by increasingly decentralized networks and the ease of launching attacks. As an authorized Cisco partner, CAD Gulf offers the best solution, Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection to counter this challenge. This solution uses software on your existing edge routers, creating a cost-effective, first line of defense to stop attack traffic before it can enter your network.
What is Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection?
Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection is a software-based solution designed to neutralize cyberattacks at their entry point. The solution consists of a central controller and multiple detectors deployed on compatible Cisco routers, transforming them into the network’s front line of defense. This “network edge” model is the most efficient and least risky way to combat attacks, ensuring attack traffic is stopped before it can impact your network or applications.
Why Cisco Secure DDoS Protection?
Cisco DDoS Solution provides a robust and intelligent defense to ensure your services remain available to customers, partners, and employees 24/7.
Zero-Day DDoS Protection
Our patented, behavior-based algorithms are designed to block even the newest, most sophisticated attacks with the lowest false-positive rate in the industry. This adaptive technology provides proactive defense without disrupting legitimate traffic.
Highest Availability Under Attack
The solution accurately distinguishes between legitimate and malicious traffic, ensuring critical services remain available even when under a heavy attack. This enables organizations to meet stringent service level agreements (SLAs) and enhance overall service availability.
Enhanced Data Center Efficiency
By eliminating anomalous and malicious traffic flows, our comprehensive protection allows for predictable resource planning and boosts the availability of your network and application resources.
Significant Cost Savings
The Cisco DDoS Solution repurposes existing router hardware for attack detection and mitigation, eliminating the need to redirect traffic to expensive scrubbing centers.
Rapid Response
Attack detection and mitigation occur directly on the router, eliminating delays and enabling a much faster response time.
Scalability
The solution’s protection capacity scales in tandem with your router capacity, eliminating the need for separate scrubbing center infrastructure as your network expands.
Cisco Secure DDoS Solution overview
Cisco’s DDoS solution is a layered defense strategy that combines cloud-based protection with on-premise mitigation tools to secure networks, applications, and data from volumetric, protocol, and application-layer DDoS attacks.
Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection consists of two components: a centralized controller and a collection of detectors.
- Centralized controller: This service oversees a network of detectors, analyzes trends, and manages network-wide visibility and mitigation.
- Collection of detectors: Each detector is a Docker container that operates on a Cisco IOS XR–based router, providing localized protection.
Choose the Right DDoS Defense with CAD Gulf: See Options
As an authorized Cisco partner, CAD Gulf can help you select the right DDoS protection for your network’s edge. Here are the available options:
- Cloud-Based DDoS Protection: This flexible option provides the broadest coverage. You can choose from on-demand, always-on, or hybrid models to fit your security needs and budget.
- On-Premises DDoS Protection: For a more hands-on approach, on-premises solutions offer a robust suite of tools, including a Web Application Firewall (WAF), threat intelligence, and SSL traffic inspection.
- DDoS on Cisco Firepower: If you already use Cisco’s security appliances, the Firepower 4100 and 9300 Series offer integrated, enterprise-grade DDoS mitigation with Virtual DefensePro (vDP) capabilities.
Flexible Deployment Options
When it comes to deploying Cisco DDoS Soution, there are four main options, all available through CAD Gulf:
- On-premises: Focuses on protecting against application layer attacks but offers limited defense against large-scale, volumetric attacks.
- Always-on: Ideal for organizations with a high risk of being targeted or those that are very sensitive to downtime. This solution provides continuous, real-time protection.
- On-demand: A good choice for businesses that haven’t yet experienced an attack and can handle short outages. Protection is activated only when an attack is detected.
- Hybrid: The best overall solution. It combines the strengths of both on-premises and cloud-based defense to protect against both application layer and volumetric attacks.
What's New in DDoS Protection
Here are the latest advancements in Cisco DDoS protection:
- DDoS Edge Protection is now available: Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection on IOS XR routers brings security directly to the network edge.
- Secure Cloud DDoS in Security Enterprise Agreement: You can now add Secure Cloud DDoS Protection to your Cisco Security Enterprise Agreement (EA) to enhance network resilience.
- DefensePro X: This solution from Radware provides adaptive protection from today’s most advanced DDoS threats using AI and machine learning.
- Web DDoS Protection: New behavioral-based technologies provide highly effective protection from sophisticated, encrypted application layer attacks.
The Cisco SecureX Advantage
DDoS protection is even more powerful when combined with the Cisco SecureX platform. As a Cisco partner, CAD Gulf helps you leverage this integrated solution to unify visibility, enable automation, and strengthen your security posture across the network, endpoints, cloud, and applications.
Conclusion
As DDoS threats continue to evolve in complexity and scale, traditional centralized defense models are becoming less effective. Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection offers a modern, distributed approach that leverages your existing infrastructure to provide a cost-effective and highly efficient defense. By moving protection to the network’s edge and integrating with the broader Cisco SecureX platform, you can ensure a faster response, maintain network performance, and secure your services against both current and future threats.
As an authorized Cisco partner in the UAE, CAD Gulf provides comprehensive support from pre-sales consultation to seamless deployment and post-sales technical assistance. We are committed to helping you find the right Cisco security solutions to protect your business.
Have an inquiry or want to learn more, contact us: sales@cadgulf.com / +971 58 580 8937
