Track end user devices sans IP address

NEW DELHI: Application security solutions for virtual and cloud data centers provider Radware has announced enhanced protection from threats posed by advanced bots through its Attack Mitigation System that would enable Radware in helping its customers track end user devices without the need for Internet Protocol (IP) address.

Fingerprinting technology is used to precisely identify application users or website visitors who have a history of malicious behavior, and are often part of a botnet.

RAH Infotech is a distributor of Radware products in India and it adds value to its partners and resellers by distributing the entire product line of Radware, which helps the customers through Load Balancing and ADoS (Advanced Denial of Service) and DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) protection.

Ashok Kumar , MD and CEO , RAH Infotech, said, " Bots generally plague businesses that conduct a high volume by exhausting application resources, scraping sensitive information from websites illegitimately and seeking vulnerabilities through application logic abuse. In order to protect applications from advanced bots or even collective human threats, website operators need more advanced user/client identification that can detect and block illegitimate users."

Nikhil Taneja , Country Manager and Regional Director, India and SAARC, Radware, said, "Device fingerprinting introduced in Radware's Attack Mitigation System suitemakes use of proprietary tracking to generate device reputational profiles. These combined with other information based on behavioral history can be effective in the detection and mitigation of threats such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), intrusions and fraudsters alike."

Device fingerprinting can also facilitate the identification of spiteful users accessing the Internet through Network Address Translation (NAT) devices that lead to many devices sharing the same IP address, and anonymous proxy services that make it gruesome to block IPs without potentially blocking legitimate users/devices.