BOXBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Crossbeam
Systems, Inc., the leading provider of next-generation security
platforms for high-performance networks, today announced that it
will co-host a series of workshops with testing leader Spirent
Communications in Sao Paulo,
Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, Brazil. The workshops will guide
network security professionals on how to effectively deploy
security solutions within their networks while maintaining the high
levels of performance required for their businesses.
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"Today's sophisticated security solutions offer great
protection, but the problem vendors don't like to share is the
impact these solutions have on network performance," said
Rogerio de Campos Morais, general
manager of Latin America at
Crossbeam. "According to Crossbeam research, many security
professionals simply choose to turn off security functionality to
boost performance, while others are forced to make unplanned
hardware purchases to maintain security and performance. The
Crossbeam workshops are designed to help security professionals cut
through the market confusion to demystify security performance and
learn how to better gauge the capabilities of security solutions in
order to reduce risk and avoid costly mistakes."
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What:
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In this
workshop, Crossbeam will provide practical advice for network
security engineers and architects involved in performance testing
cloud and next-generation firewalls. Attendees will learn about the
constellation of metrics that are important for defining network
security in the real world.
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The
session will include real-world test scenarios in which an X-Series
platform and traditional security devices will be stressed with
traffic loads to simulate real-world conditions. The demonstration
will use the Spirent Studio solution running on a best-in-class
Spirent TestCenter C100 platform. Spirent Studio has been designed
to generate real application traffic for use in testing firewall,
IPS and other upper-layer filtering technologies. Attendees will
see first-hand how changes to security policies impact network
performance, and will gain better insight into the factors they
need to consider when evaluating and building a high-performance
security infrastructure.
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When/Where:
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Workshops
will be held from 4-7 p.m. BRT at the following
locations:
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Sao
Paulo: Aug. 29, 2012, at the Grand Hyatt hotel
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Rio de
Janeiro: Sept. 12, 2012, at the Sheraton hotel
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Brasilia: Sept.19, 2012, at the Royal Tulip
hotel
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Information:
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To
register for one of these workshops, visit:
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http://www.crossbeam.com/technical-demo/.
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For more
details on the security-versus-performance challenge, visit:
http://www.crossbeam.com/crossbeam-survey-reveals-that-it-security-personnel-are-making-dangerous-security-trade-offs-to-meet-business-demands/.
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For more
details on how Crossbeam and Spirent partnered to define real-world
security test methodologies within demanding mobile operator
networks, visit:
http://www.crossbeam.com/crossbeam-and-spirent-partner-to-define-real-world-security-test-methodology-for-mobile-network-operators/.
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About Crossbeam
Crossbeam Systems®, Inc. offers a proven approach to
deploying network security that meets the extreme performance,
scalability and reliability demands of large enterprises, service
providers and government agencies. Its leading X-Series security
platform offers an open, high-performance architecture that easily
provisions and scales multiple best-in-class security applications
to meet the ever-changing threat landscape. Companies rely on
Crossbeam to intelligently manage risk, accelerate and maintain
compliance, and protect their businesses from evolving threats.
Crossbeam is headquartered in Boxborough,
Mass., and has offices in Europe, Latin
America and Asia Pacific.
More information is available at www.crossbeam.com.
About Spirent Communications plc
Spirent Communications plc. (LSE: SPT), a global leader in
test & measurement, offers an extensive portfolio of solutions
to test data centers, cloud computing environments, high speed
Ethernet networks and services, 3G/4G wireless networks and
devices, network security, and global navigation satellite systems.
For more information visit
http://www.spirent.com/about-us/News_Room/About_Spirent_Communications_plc.aspx.
Crossbeam Systems and Crossbeam are
registered trademarks of Crossbeam Systems, Inc. All other company,
product or service names not owned by Crossbeam mentioned in this
press release are the property of their respective owners.
Contact: Sharon Dratch
Davies Murphy Group
(781) 418-2425
crossbeam@daviesmurphy.com
SOURCE Crossbeam Systems, Inc.