Before: Servers Behind Firewalls Today: Servers Migrate Out Business drivers: E-Business Supply chain management CRM.

Before: Servers Behind Firewalls

Today: Servers Migrate Out

Business drivers:• E-Business• Supply chain management• CRM

Servers Placed in DMZ

Holes Punched in Firewall…

Holes Punched in Firewall…

Internet Facing Servers are at Risk

And Through Them - Entire Network

Why Are Web Servers Vulnerable?

• Complexity• Mix of software from different vendors• Web masters have administrative privileges

How Are Web Servers Attacked?

• Code injected through HTTP requests– Typically using a buffer-overflow vulnerability

• Attack used to:– Deface web site

– Install Trojan horse

– Plant backdoors

– Attack deeper into the organization

Attack Scenario

Attack Scenario

Attack Scenario

Attack Scenario

Attack Scenario

Solution: WaveBreaker

FileSystem

Network Registry Processes

OS Services

IIS

Applications

WaveBreaker Architecture

WaveBreaker Architecture

WaveBreaker Interception Layer

FileSystem

Network Registry Processes

IIS

Authorizer

Admin console

WaveBreaker Architecture

FileSystem

Network Registry Processes

WaveBreaker Interception Layer

IIS

Authorizer

Admin console

FileSystem

WaveBreaker Interception Layer

WaveBreaker Architecture

Network Registry Processes

OK

Authorizer

IIS

Admin console

WaveBreaker Architecture

FileSystem

Network Registry Processes

WaveBreaker Interception Layer

IIS

Authorizer

OK

Admin console

WaveBreaker Architecture

FileSystem

Network Registry Processes

WaveBreaker Interception Layer XWaveBreaker Interception Layer X

Authorizer

IIS

WaveBreaker’s performance overhead: Approximately 5%

Admin console

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WaveBreaker: Product Highlights

• Intrusion-proof protection for Microsoft®-IIS based applications

• Prevents:– Opening backdoors– Planting Trojan horses– Web site defacement– Attacks deeper into the corporate network

• Attacks are blocked in real-time• Out-of-the-box security schemes provide instant

protection• Easily configurable to support any web application• Security logs alert security administrators of attack

attempts

Simple Management

Full Event Monitoring

Conclusion

• Business drivers and competitive market no longer permit keeping mission critical servers behind firewalls.

• Internet-facing web applications are and will be vulnerable.

• WaveBreaker can provide the shielding needed to deploy internet-facing servers.

Thank you.