Gigamon’s inline bypass threat
prevention helps to secure the network
data over faster networks as well as the key benefits of the
inline bypass functionality.
How serious are the security implications of the
introduction of more data over faster networks?
When you introduce more data over faster networks such
as 10GB, 40GB and 100GB, your existing security tools
The GigaSECURE Security
Delivery Platform
The inline bypass tool aims
to increase security without
compromising network availability.
A diagram of inline
tools. Kumarsamy
says these present
challenges for
both network and
security teams
may not have the capacity to handle these high speeds
and therefore will not be able to analyse all of the network
traffic for threats. This also results in the degradation of the
security tools performance and renders them ineffective. The
end result is that not all the hidden threats in the high-speed
networks are detected.
odern enterprises rely on high-speed networks to
increase productivity, find innovative solutions and
enhance collaboration. However, these increased
network data rates and resulting network upgrades can have
major consequences for security administrators, especially
those who rely on best-of-breed inline threat prevention tools.
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Here, Sam Kumarsamy, Senior Product Marketing Manager at
Gigamon, outlines the main implications of introducing more
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Inline tools (as shown in the provided diagram) present the
following challenges for both network and security teams:
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Introduces multiple points of failure
Physical interfaces must match the network
Degrades network and application performance
Wastes cycles on traffic it cannot analyse
Does not scale to network speeds
Disruptive to upgrade or replace
Cannot be moved to or from out-of-band operation
(detection vs prevention)
What are the advantages of the platform increasing
network visibility?
By providing pervasive network visibility across public
cloud (Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure), private cloud
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Gigamon, the company leading the convergence of security
and network operations, is offering a solution to this
conundrum with its inline bypass threat prevention. Part of the
GigaSECURE Security Delivery Platform – a next-generation
network packet broker that has been purpose-built for
security – the inline bypass tool aims to increase security
without compromising network availability. It works by enabling
operational staff to select and distribute specific traffic of
interest across multiple inline security tools.
Why should organisations not rely on inline tools?