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FireHost Receives Network Edge Protection with Radware’s Attack Mitigation System

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
Applicable Industries	Telecommunications Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Cybersecurity Services
Challenge	FireHost, a leading secure cloud hosting provider, was in need of a solution to secure its network infrastructure and provide real-time attack protection for its clients' mission-critical systems. The company is responsible for protecting sensitive data and brand reputations for companies of all sizes, including many Fortune 50 organizations. FireHost customers handle sensitive information such as credit card numbers and personal identifiable information that needs to remain secure and available. As an organization, they are known for meeting high traffic and high availability requirements for SaaS application providers and online retailers. As FireHost began to search for a seller to replace its existing infrastructure, they pursued a vendor that met their customers’ requirements for availability, performance, resiliency and security with scalable and cost-effective features that facilitate future growth. Read More
About Customer	FireHost is a leading secure cloud hosting provider headquartered in Richardson, TX. The company specializes in protecting websites and applications of companies with compliance and high traffic needs, such as eCommerce, SaaS and healthcare IT providers. Since 2009, they have made hacker awareness, management and preventions a standard part of every customers secure cloud hosting environment. As a leader in secure cloud hosting, capable of protecting sensitive data and brand reputations of the world’s enterprises, FireHost offers the most comprehensive fully managed cloud infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) available today, built specifically for the needs of companies governed by PCI and HIPAA compliance regulations. A reputation built on security and availability, FireHost provides services from Dallas, Phoenix, London and Amsterdam to some of the largest companies in the world. Read More
Solution	FireHost selected Radware’s Attack Mitigation System (AMS), a real-time network and application attack mitigation solution that protects the application infrastructure against network and application downtime, application vulnerability exploitations, malware spread, information theft, web service attacks and web defacement. Complete with award-winning products such as DefensePro, a network security appliance, AMS secures FireHost network infrastructure and provides real-time attack protection of mission-critical systems for its clients. Upon deployment of Radware’s AMS solution, FireHost received extremely rapid detection and mitigation of network and application attacks including denial of service (DoS), distributed denial of service (DDoS), network and application-level flood and zero-day attacks. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Applicable Industries

Telecommunications

Healthcare & Hospitals

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Cybersecurity Services

Challenge

FireHost, a leading secure cloud hosting provider, was in need of a solution to secure its network infrastructure and provide real-time attack protection for its clients' mission-critical systems. The company is responsible for protecting sensitive data and brand reputations for companies of all sizes, including many Fortune 50 organizations. FireHost customers handle sensitive information such as credit card numbers and personal identifiable information that needs to remain secure and available. As an organization, they are known for meeting high traffic and high availability requirements for SaaS application providers and online retailers. As FireHost began to search for a seller to replace its existing infrastructure, they pursued a vendor that met their customers’ requirements for availability, performance, resiliency and security with scalable and cost-effective features that facilitate future growth.

About Customer

FireHost is a leading secure cloud hosting provider headquartered in Richardson, TX. The company specializes in protecting websites and applications of companies with compliance and high traffic needs, such as eCommerce, SaaS and healthcare IT providers. Since 2009, they have made hacker awareness, management and preventions a standard part of every customers secure cloud hosting environment. As a leader in secure cloud hosting, capable of protecting sensitive data and brand reputations of the world’s enterprises, FireHost offers the most comprehensive fully managed cloud infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) available today, built specifically for the needs of companies governed by PCI and HIPAA compliance regulations. A reputation built on security and availability, FireHost provides services from Dallas, Phoenix, London and Amsterdam to some of the largest companies in the world.

Solution

FireHost selected Radware’s Attack Mitigation System (AMS), a real-time network and application attack mitigation solution that protects the application infrastructure against network and application downtime, application vulnerability exploitations, malware spread, information theft, web service attacks and web defacement. Complete with award-winning products such as DefensePro, a network security appliance, AMS secures FireHost network infrastructure and provides real-time attack protection of mission-critical systems for its clients. Upon deployment of Radware’s AMS solution, FireHost received extremely rapid detection and mitigation of network and application attacks including denial of service (DoS), distributed denial of service (DDoS), network and application-level flood and zero-day attacks.

Impact #1	FireHost was able to provide continuous uptime to its clients, even when they are under heavy attack from hackers.
Impact #2	FireHost clients, particularly those handling sensitive information such as credit card numbers and personal identifiable information, have received expert mitigation of known and emerging attack vectors.
Impact #3	By integrating Radware into FireHost’s network architecture, customers have achieved consolation regarding their security, uptime and performance.

Impact #1

FireHost was able to provide continuous uptime to its clients, even when they are under heavy attack from hackers.

Impact #2

FireHost clients, particularly those handling sensitive information such as credit card numbers and personal identifiable information, have received expert mitigation of known and emerging attack vectors.

Impact #3

By integrating Radware into FireHost’s network architecture, customers have achieved consolation regarding their security, uptime and performance.

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FireHost Receives Network Edge Protection with Radware’s Attack Mitigation System

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