5 More Application Firewall Appliances Are Added to Citrix NetScaler

Submitted by vcadmin on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 17:18

Citrix Systems has widened its choice of security applications for cloud and web solutions by adding five new appliances to the Citrix NetScaler Applications firewall range.  With the explosion in web 2.0 services and more businesses moving some of their data and operations out into the cloud Citrix said the new appliances were designed to bring a new level of security to public and private clouds and web applications.  The appliances were built on the Citrix NetScaler MPX hardware platform, which is user throughout the world to offer web-security, application acceleration and load balancing to most of the world’s largest clouds and websites.

The new NetScaler range  has scale down as well as up. Customers can get solutions ranging from 10Mbps on NetScaler VPX virtual appliance to the new record breaking 5Gbps on the NetScaler MPX hardware appliance.  According to Citrix the new range will fit the need of the most demanding environment hosted by Manage Security Providers (MSP).  While customers have a choice between NetScaler MPX hardware appliance and NetScaler VPX software appliances, they also have the option of taking advantage of Citrix’s pay-as-you grow licensing model; where you buy more licenses as your demand for the products grows.

NetScaler Advanced Protection for Web 2.0 Applications
In addition to detecting and blocking application threats targeting traditional web applications, NetScaler Application Firewall incorporates advanced protections for Web 2.0 applications and services. The proliferation of Web 2.0 technologies among application developers is driving the need for more sophisticated security protections and greater native fluency of XML-based applications. NetScaler Application Firewall performs comprehensive HTML and XML security checks including:

  • XML denial of service (XDoS) to protect servers from malicious XML payloads by enforcing limits on the payload structure
  • Schema validation and format checks to verify proper data types on SOAP messages and XML payloads
  • SQL injection and cross site scripting
  • Attachment checks to block attachments with malicious executables or viruses
  • WS-I basic profile compliance

 “Our new NetScaler Application Firewall appliances not only provide advanced security protections, but also deliver the performance and scalability levels being requested by our customers.” said Klaus Oestermann, group vice president and general manager, Cloud and Networking Product Group at Citrix Systems.

Pricing and Availability
NetScaler Application Firewall is now available on MPX 5500, MPX 7500, MPX 9500, MPX 10500 and MPX 12500 appliances through Citrix Solution Advisors worldwide. Pricing begins at $20,000. Pay-as-You-Grow licensing is available for MPX 7500, MPX 9500 and MPX 10500 appliances.

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