Where every interaction matters. Data Sheet: Vigilant Web Application Firewall Security-as-a-Service Fully Managed Solution Continuous Monitoring of Threats
Attacks on websites and web applications are becoming more frequent and more complex. Such attacks pose a serious risk to your business, especially if you need to meet industry or governmental compliance mandates like the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). The solution is to use a web application firewall (WAF). However, to make sure WAFs are effective, you need experts to monitor, tune and manage them on a constant basis, which is tough to implement in-house. Instead, Peer 1 Hosting s Vigilant Web Application Firewall built upon Alert Logic Web Security Manager and ActiveWatch offers a fully managed Security-as-a-Service WAF that provides a powerful yet low-impact approach to web application security. Vigilant WAF provides comprehensive protection without the hefty price tag and maintenance requirements of in-house security solutions. If you host your web applications with us, you ll benefit from the expertise of our security team, who will skilfully handle every aspect of managing the solution, from deployment to everyday maintenance, and have your web application firewall ready for you very quickly. Your business will also benefit from the vigilance of Alert Logic s round-the-clock Security Operations Centre (SOC), which monitors both the solution and the global IT threat landscape every second. Your solution is constantly adjusted to ensure no false positives, as well as to catch legacy and emerging malicious traffic, and to make sure your web applications achieve peak performance and availability. Using our Vigilant WAF you will benefit from: Using our Vigilant WAF you will benefit from: Superior baseline security and protection Reduced management duties Fully managed solution Expert monitoring No software upgrades or end-of-life issues Minimal upfront costs and a highly competitive monthly pricing model Simplest method for complying with PCI DSS Requirement 6.6 Support for other compliance mandates, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) DATA SHEET: VIGILANT WEB APPLICATION FIREWALL 2
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Features Proactive data and web application security Vigilant WAF protects your web applications by keeping undesirable traffic away from your servers. It provides whitelist and blacklist protection, blocks the top 10 web attacks identified by the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) and prevents zero-day attacks, all of which protect both your web infrastructure and your network. Rigorous compliance and reporting Vigilant WAF helps you comply with regulatory mandates, including HIPAA and FISMA. It meets or exceeds the standards of compliance frameworks, particularly PCI DSS, and is the simplest way to comply with Requirement 6.6. All the data you need for compliance is collected and presented in fully customisable reports. Rapid deployment model We can deploy Vigilant WAF in just a few days, after which you can customise policies for advanced protection, add and remove sites and applications and access reports through the Alert Logic portal. Intuitive learning Vigilant WAF compares HTTP and HTTPS traffic to expected and acceptable patterns, and when it detects any irregularities, it blocks the traffic and generates an alert. It will also recommend security policies for you to approve and implement. Virtual patching The signatures of web application attack change constantly, but the traffic pattern stays the same. So Vigilant WAF virtual patching monitors both signatures and patterns, providing the ultimate defence against known exploits and zero-day attacks. Around-the-clock Security Operations Centre Vigilant WAF is monitored and managed all day, every day from Alert Logic s world-class Security Operations Centre. Your firewalls are always being adjusted to ensure and maintain the best possible performance within your particular environment. To help you further, the SOC team can offer advice on best practices, help you with remediation and more. Benefits Reduce costs dramatically By employing our Vigilant WAF you minimise the overall costs of protecting your applications by removing the capital costs and operating expenses associated with running and maintaining a WAF yourself. In addition, your team doesn t have to manage any software upgrades. Upfront costs are low, and there is a set of tiered packages to choose from so that you can get the best price/protection mix for your business. Managed completely The Peer 1 Hosting team works around the clock with the Alert Logic SOC to manage all our clients Vigilant WAFs, including configuration, optimisation, monitoring and updates. Comply easily Vigilant WAF provides all the processes, data and reporting you need to ensure full compliance with all relevant regulations, letting you avoid the consequences of a breach, such as fines, restrictions and even loss of ecommerce trading permissions. DATA SHEET: VIGILANT WEB APPLICATION FIREWALL 4
Benefits (cont d) Deploy rapidly Deploying WAFs often takes ages, especially if you have to train staff. When you add Vigilant WAF to your network infrastructure, you will have fully optimised, perfectly tuned protection in a matter of a few days. FirstCall Promise If you have a problem or need to report an incident, you only need to make one call to Peer 1 Hosting that s our FirstCall Promise. We ll help you with configuration, performance, report generation and more. Options Peer 1 Hosting s Vigilant Web Application Firewall can be licensed in any one of four tiers. Choose according to your required bandwidth speeds get in touch if you would like us to support you in determining which tier is best for you. 100Mbps 250Mbps 500Mbps 1Gbps Order now. 0800 840 7490 / www.peer1hosting.co.uk DATA SHEET: VIGILANT WEB APPLICATION FIREWALL 5