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Transcript of Top 6 dangers of not inspecting SSL traffic - A10 Networks
IN 2017
MORE THAN HALFof the network attacks targeting enterprises will use encrypted traffic to bypass controls5
LESS THAN
20%of organizations with a firewall, an IPS or a UTM
appliance decrypt inbound or outbound SSL traffic4
$73.3BILLION
was spent on information security worldwide in 20142, yet organizations still suffered over 2,000 data breaches3
PERFORMANCE CAN DROP
75%+for firewalls when decrypting SSL traffic
29.1% of traffic was encrypted in 2015
67% of traffic will be encrypted in 2016
100%? of traffic will be encrypted in futureFuture20162015
SSL TRAFFIC IS ON THE RISE
INVESTMENTS ARE FALLINGSHORT, LEAVING GAPING HOLES
IN CORPORATE DEFENSES
INVESTMENTS ARE FALLINGSHORT, LEAVING GAPING HOLES
IN CORPORATE DEFENSES
By 2016, it’s estimated that 67 percent of Internet traffic will be encrypted.1
Although encryption can be used for good—improving message
confidentiality and integrity—it can also be used as a means to conceal
hackers’ activities. Without SSL inspection in place, your business could fall
victim to the kind of encrypted traffic that has malicious intent behind it.
MALICIOUS ATTACHMENT SENT OVER SMTPS
DRIVE-BY DOWNLOAD FROM
AN HTTPS SITE
MALICIOUS FILE IN INSTANT MESSAGING
STOLEN DATA SENT VIA EMAIL OR TO CLOUD
STORAGE SITES
COMMAND AND CONTROL SERVER COMMUNICATION
MALWARE RECEIVINGC&C UPDATES FROMSOCIAL MEDIA SITES
A dedicated SSL inspection platform gives businesses the
power to decrypt and analyze traffic—
to protect key systems and data.
UNCOVER HIDDEN THREATS
GAIN VISIBILITY WITHOUT DEGRADING NETWORK PERFORMANCE
MAXIMIZE UPTIME
PREVENT DATA BREACHES
HOW ATTACKERS ARE HIDINGIN ENCRYPTED TRAFFIC
WHAT BUSINESSES CAN DOTO EXPOSE THREATS
Find out how A10 Thunder® Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
with SSL Insight™ Technology can help your organization defend itself
against malicious encrypted traffic.
Call 1-408-325-8616 or visit a10networks.com/contact-us today.
1. Sandvine Global Internet Phenomena Spotlight: Encrypted Internet Traffic report, May 2015. Traffic Is On the Rise source: Sandvine Global Internet Phenomena Spotlight: Encrypted Internet Traffic report, May 2015. Please
note that Sandvine is unable to classify approximately 6 percent of traffic.
2. Gartner report: Forecast: Information Security, Worldwide, 2013-2019, July 24, 2015. 2Q15 Update.
3. Verizon 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report (stat: 2,122 confirmed breaches), July 24, 2015.
4. Based on the finding that “less than 20% of organizations with a firewall, an intrusion prevention system (IPS) or a unified threat management (UTM) appliance decrypt inbound or outbound SSL traffic” from Gartner, “Security Leaders Must Address
Threats from Rising SSL Traffic,” December 2013, refreshed in January 2015.
5. Gartner, “Security Leaders Must Address Threats from Rising SSL Traffic,” December 2013, refreshed in January 2015.
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Part Number: A10-GR-70198-EN-01 SEP 2015