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Radware DDoS Valuable Features

NK
Information Security Manager at Dalmia Bharat Ltd

It provides protection for network applications and infrastructure level, and the best part is the behavioral-based detection that Radware provides us, along with real-time signature creation. We also have some applications where we have botnets running, and it provides protection against them. 

Web DDoS targets the application layer, which is layer seven of the OSI model. For that, we focus on the Web DDoS technique for bot-based attacks because we have many applications where bots are running. We also face many random URL attacks every day, and it protects against malicious or suspicious random URL attacks.

It ensures both security and performance. It achieves this by learning behavior patterns and providing protection without blocking normal traffic. These are some of the features I am particularly satisfied with in this product.

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Tanuj-Garg - PeerSpot reviewer
CIO at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

Radware DDoS Protection Service is valued for its multi-layered defense protection, always-on and on-demand service, zero-day protection with adaptive behavioral-based mitigation, DNS and infrastructure protection, and SSL attack mitigation. The solution's multi-layer protection covers volumetric, protocol-based, and application layer attacks.

They offer a very effective response against DNS attacks. 

Regarding behavior-based detection technology, in terms of real-time detection, it has been able to reduce false positives. We have pretty good experience with them. The geolocation is pretty good for an organization such as ours. We can block anything from certain regions, like North Korea or China, etc, cetera. It works alongside machine learning. They can update policies globally in less than ten seconds, which really helps with false positives.

During a DDoS attack, it ensures legitimate users are not affected. We're working on a hybrid solution, so we have Defence Pro devices on our side and unlimited mitigation capabilities on the cloud. 

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YN
Sr IT Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The best feature of Radware DDoS Protection Service is the automation. Previously, manual intervention was necessary, and for incoming attacks, we had to inform the respective security and operations teams, whereas now, it is an automated process that blocks attacks based on policies by default.

This automation has significantly improved my organization's security compared to before. We didn't have that much automation previously, but now, with multiple policies, we can prevent attacks effectively.

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Radware DDoS
June 2025
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IB
Network Security Specialist at Max

I appreciate Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service for its responsive ERT team and the ease of migrating our sites to the platform. The intuitive user interface makes the entire process seamless and efficient.

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HI
IT Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

The most valuable feature of Radware DDoS Protection Service is its reporting capability. It allows us to see live attacks and understand the incoming traffic. The support from Radware is also exceptional, as they are always willing to jump on a call to help solve issues and improve our network design. Additionally, the service effectively blocks threats in real time, offering wide protection and preventing false positives.

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Ajay Tyagi - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees

I am happy to see that we have not had any DDoS attacks. This solution has successfully protected us from attacks, and no one has been able to attack our network.

DefensePro is able to detect attacks in real-time. It has also helped reduce the number of false positives that our organization receives in response to attacks. We do have some false positives, but their number is low, around 10% to 20%.

DefensePro has definitely helped us reduce downtime associated with attacks.

We were able to see its benefits within three to six months of the deployment.

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Viral Dhimar - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Information Security at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Radware Cloud DDoS Protection Service goes beyond the essential Layer Three and Layer Four protection, which are practically mandatory these days. While basic Layer Three and Four defense is crucial, Layer Seven application DDoS protection is where it shines. This is even more important with the increasing reliance on cloud-based applications.

The most promising feature we're considering implementing is container security. It offers superior protection by blocking threats directly at the container level, eliminating the need for a separate WAF. This means a container can sit in front of our application and handle Web DDoS mitigation, taking the burden off our traditional WAF. This approach has the potential to significantly improve overall security.

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Gianluca Tranelli - PeerSpot reviewer
CISO at a insurance company with 201-500 employees

The best features Radware DDoS Protection Service offers for my organization are the ERT feeds.

The ERT feeds, which are based on Radware intelligence services, have been beneficial to my organization because they block a lot of malicious IP addresses and botnets.

Radware DDoS Protection Service has positively impacted my organization because we are more protected against attacks from the internet.

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Pankaj Kaushik - PeerSpot reviewer
security operations engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The best feature is the auto mitigation of the DefensePro solution. It automatically begins mitigation in milliseconds when an attack is detected. 

During high-volume attacks, such as those during the Christmas and New Year periods, the solution protected our network perfectly, without any disturbance to our real-time users. It is really reliable. 

We use the SecOps center to manage all the policies being created. All of our devices are managed from that console.

When it comes to user experience, the GUI is outstanding. The CLI interface is also amazing because it gives us a proper set of commands. When there is a small difference in the command, it doesn't transfer, which is absolutely amazing. It somehow neglects any error in the investigation or troubleshooting steps. Using the management to console is the best. It's usable, even for a beginner engineer. Anybody I give it access to can use it without any issues.

I would rate the cloud DDoS management system for analyzing attacks on my organization an 8.5 out of ten. 

The best feature is the auto mitigation. It only takes a split millisecond to begin the mitigation of an attack.

We have seen a lot fewer false positives since implementing this solution. It has reduced the false positives by 25%.

The average amount of time it takes for the solution to detect an incident is around twelve to thirty seconds from the detection to the mitigation.

With Radware DDoS Protection Service, two people are able to manage the resource completely right now. We are able to do the protection. It has cut the resources a lot.

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reviewer1331304 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Research and Development at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

It's very good at protecting users from DDoS attacks. It's the leader in this domain. 

In our use case, we do not use encryption or decryption. We simply defend against general types of DDoS attacks, like TCP SIM or DNS flood attacks. With Radware, we can defend against many types of attacks.

Radware consists of a so-called security profile. Each profile is just like an engine, and the engines check if that packet is valid or invalid. If it's invalid, it just gets dropped immediately and doesn't go for checking to another engine. But if it's okay, then another engine checks if it belongs to a scanning attack or it's a behavior-based attack. It helps decide whether something is malicious or not.

DefensePro is very effective at detecting attacks in real-time. From our experience, it's quite effective equipment. The main goal during the attack is just to protect the host and the customer's facility. So in this way, it is quite effective. We also have NetScout in our facilities, so we can compare them with each other. 

Our goal is to analyze the attack after attack and try to improve our ability to minimize the false positives. It's helped us.

We've been able to reduce downtime associated with attacks. During an attack, Radware DefensePro drops the malicious traffic. Sometimes it is very effective, and sometimes it is not as effective. However, without this, the very first attack against the customer would just pull everything down. Now that we have this equipment in place providing protection, the customer can continue to work. Maybe the performance would suffer a little bit; however, at least they can continue to work. We have small attacks happening every day against our customers, so having protection is critical. 

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reviewer2102988 - PeerSpot reviewer
EVP, Chief Digital officer and head of Cybersecurity at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

The most important part is that Radware DDoS integrates seamlessly and provides anomaly identification, real-time notifications, and security against DDoS attacks. It also helps us with multi-layer volumetric attacks. It shields us from global botnet threats. 

We are getting proactive notifications on threats and mitigation. We are getting real-time security updates. We get very comprehensive reporting and analytics and guaranteed performance and SLA. For us, this is very important because if we do not have a guaranteed SLA, the product has no meaning. 

The best part is that Radware DDoS has a scrubbing center within India. Whenever a DDoS attack happens, it is able to route all its traffic through the scrubbing center. This helps in guaranteeing seamless and hassle-free protection against DDoS attacks.

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JorgeBlanco - PeerSpot reviewer
Cybersecurity Analyst at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees

The platform for administration and review of attacks that are occurring or have occurred is very dynamic and easy to use and administer.

As a service provider, we use the SecOps dashboard feature. That's where we check the time of attacks to see if an attack is happening at the moment or if it has already happened, and we gather information such as how long the attack took. It is very dynamic and helps us know when an attack occurred, how long it lasted, and what type of attack it was. With this functionality, we have the information we need at hand. We know what is happening in real time and what has happened during the day. We review the dashboard for control issues, and we generate and maintain controls with antivirus attack themes.

For monitoring and reporting metrics, the dashboards are very useful. We generate controls for DDoS attacks monthly, and it makes that very easy. In addition, it helps us understand what happened. It's so easy to see what is happening, both in real time and at the time the reports or alerts are generated.

In our organization, the SecOps dashboards are managed by technical staff only. Other people in the company do not have access to it. But if they were shown to a person who is more administrative or managerial, they would understand them because they are easy to understand. I have shown certain screenshots to senior staff, and they were easily able to comprehend them. With this tool, you can express yourself in front of a person who is not involved in IT.

Its ability to detect attacks in real time is very effective. It features comprehensive automation because the signatures update themselves automatically. Plus, it can detect Zero-day attacks and possible attacks that are not yet known. That has also been of great value to us.

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reviewer1813917 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Cybersecurity & Risk at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The key strength of Radware's Cloud DDoS Protection Service is its behavior engine, which uses anomaly detection to identify and stop DDoS attacks. Additionally, its flexibility is a major advantage. Since every company's architecture has unique aspects, Radware can adapt to our specific needs, whether it's a particular use case, a slight complication in design or deployment, or any other customization required by our setup. 

Also, during the pilot and testing phase, we received excellent support from Radware. They provided clear explanations and the high level of service we expected. This was crucial because DDoS attacks can strike unexpectedly, and a rapid response is essential. Radware's responsiveness throughout the testing process assured us that we weren't just another customer.

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Pankaj Kaushik - PeerSpot reviewer
security operations engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Radware DefensePro's most valuable feature lies in its ability to mitigate non-traffic attacks. This allows for clear visibility into natural packet flow and the packet filters are automatically applied to routers whenever suspicious behavior is detected.

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reviewer2388417 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Executive Vice President at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

The dashboard is the best part, and there is also the ease of operations.

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AT
Division Manager at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

The solution has many valuable features, including a regular signature update. Radware is providing regular signature updates for the DefensePro solution, thus our organization is better equipped to handle any new threat vectors.

The solution's reporting and analytics features are quite useful. It offers valuable insights into ongoing and past attacks, aiding in post-incident analysis and continuous improvement of our cybersecurity strategy. This proactive approach aligns with the need to not only mitigate threats but also to learn from and refine our security posture over time.

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reviewer1034934 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Product Manager - ICT Solutions, Marketing and Development of Cybersecurity at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

I can only distinguish Radware DefensePro from Netscout AED, which doesn't have such a protection network, behavior analysis, intrusion prevention, and maybe anti-bot modules. This product is more advanced than Netscout AED. However, I haven't the knowledge of how it looks in comparison, for example, to F5 or Fortinet appliances or others, as I didn't do RFI and RFP. The most important thing for me right now in the Radware portfolio, is that Radware went to the cloud and has a flexible model based on virtual machines that can be delivered in our data center model, which could be delivered via the public cloud. That’s the big advantage of Radware, from my perspective.

Its functionality is very good.

The behavioral analysis is of very good quality.

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RT
Manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

DDoS Protection Service provides excellent defense in the cloud, and the implementation and migration are very straightforward. 

The solution provides good real-time protection against threats. 

We use the Cloud DDoS Management System, and it provides good visibility into incidents. We can centrally manage incidents according to our defense flows.  

The Management System is very easy to use. 

The Cloud DDoS Management System provides many cloud-based tools for analyzing and managing attacks on our organization, including alerts and reporting. There's a dashboard that allows us to monitor alerts, and we can configure reports to receive them daily and monthly.  

The Cloud DDoS Management System mitigates attacks depending on their priority, but it takes less than 30 minutes to mitigate high-priority attacks, and the response begins immediately.   

The product's mean time to detect an incident is ten to fifteen seconds. 

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reviewer1331304 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Research and Development at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

Signature protection is enabled because it uses profiles stored in the device. When configuring protection for a customer, one can select from various profiles. Migration protection is the most crucial, and we offer subscriptions with Radware.

Another effective feature of Radware DefenseFlow is the behavior mechanism, implemented for protection. This mechanism monitors the customer's traffic and typically requires one day to learn the customer's traffic patterns, establishing baselines. If significant deviations from these baselines occur, the behavior protection is triggered to safeguard the customer's traffic.

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DRGoyal - PeerSpot reviewer
VP Technology at Rah Infotech

The solution is stable. 

It has a high level of scalability. It is reliable. 

The initial setup is easy.

Technical support is satisfactory. 

The features are good. 

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John Paredes - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Architect at Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones

The important features include automated protection and defense against many attacks, it's important that our networks are protected in the Radware cloud.

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AliasgarRangwala - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Check Point Software Technologies

In terms of the environment that I work in, the SSL, DNS, and HTTP are all valuable features. This is a very technologically simple and effective solution. 

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RaynielBadiola - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at Secur Links

This solution is extremely scalable and has the highest level throughput (100G) which complies with Telco deployment.

The solution is also very secure and reliable and can be integrated with many different platforms. The configurations are very easy when considering the graphical user interface.

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reviewer908871 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Cisco partners with Radware and Radware integrates with Firepower very easily.

The Radware DefensePro module, the virtual module running on Firepower, provides more DDoS protection than, for example, Cloudflare.

There is a long list of all arrays of the DDoS attempt cross-mitigation that it does. ISP just basically does IP-based DDoS or TCB DDoS protections. Radware goes beyond that, into DNS DDoS, content-based DDoS, et cetera, so it has many levels.

With Radware, there's a lot more granular control of what DDoS you're looking at in terms of DDoS visibility and protection. 

It's an on-prem appliance, however, they also have a cloud-based appliance, meaning that copies always are on demand. 

They have a hybrid model approach if a client wants to go that way. 

There's a lot of flexibility, and a lot of different deployment models available whereas Cloudflare, for example, is only in the cloud. 

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reviewer1323504 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Of Infrastructure at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees

The most valuable feature is the monitoring.

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DRGoyal - PeerSpot reviewer
VP Technology at Rah Infotech

The most valuable feature is the ability to create signatures on-demand.

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reviewer2172504 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Engineer at a non-tech company with 51-200 employees

The most valuable feature is the controller that determines when and how traffic can be moved to the cloud.

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reviewer1871457 - PeerSpot reviewer
Intrusion Detection Specialist at Installazioni Impianti S.p.A

It's got a very intuitive graphical interface, very deep detailed information on attacks, and has the possibility of scheduling updates.  

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RaynielBadiola - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at Secur Links

The solution provides good monitoring and a user-friendly dashboard. We have many clients using this solution, including banks. 

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MA
Information Systems Management Specialist at Mission Control NOC and Helpdesk Services

The most valuable feature is the DDoS protection.

The reporting is very good and provides us with a comprehensive description of where attacks are emanating from. The solution mitigates against these attacks in real-time and you can see where their base path is routing from.

If for any reason, DefensePro goes offline, it doesn't prevent your infrastructure from functioning or your customers from reaching you. Obviously, the protection will not be there, but your customers can still reach the services that you are hosting internally. This is a good feature because otherwise, it would be a single point of failure for your entire infrastructure.

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reviewer1513983 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Specialist at a insurance company with 201-500 employees

The solution offers a keen, tight service. It's very good at protecting us from DDoS attacks. It's very good at cleaning our pipeline when support routes traffic through. 

The product has been stable. The performance is pretty good.

The pricing is reasonable. It's not overly expensive.

It's my understanding the initial setup isn't too hard.

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reviewer1157631 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

The ease of installation is the solution's most valuable aspect.

The configuration is very simple and straightforward.

The stability of the product is very good.

The product integrates well with Cisco.

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reviewer1034934 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Product Manager - ICT Solutions, Marketing and Development of Cybersecurity at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

All of our traffic has to pass through the appliance, so we can very quickly mitigate the attack. This is a very valuable feature. On top of that, it's not only volumetric attack protection that the solution offers, but also layer 7 attack protection as well.

Another valuable aspect is that DefensePro can work together with Alteon and AppWall as one big platform. We can offer one holistic web application firewall, which covers aspects such as layer 7 protection, volumetric protection, and the web application firewall. The integration potential of the solution is great.

The solution is very user-friendly.

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reviewer1057971 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The DDoS protection that the solution provides is its most valuable feature.

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VL
Implementation Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

The defense against DDos attacks is the primary use, but the product provides other network security as well.

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HG
Head Of Operations at Rah Infotech Pvt Ltd

With the secure signature feature, the Radware DefensePro is a big assistance. It is a big help to our customers to improve their productivity and performance. The prompt response from the Radware team is definitely increasing in the new era. 

Radware DefensePro is already working well for us, but I want a little bit of improvement, i.e. zero downtime.

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it_user740568 - PeerSpot reviewer
SolArch2098 at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

A valuable feature is the speed of signature updates. We have received a better response from the team that does technical support.

SSL-based mitigation from DDoS attacks is good from their side. They are capable of preventing SSL-based attacks with certifications and everything loaded onto them.

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it_user628056 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Solutions Representative at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Data scrubbing and unmatched DDoS protection are valuable features.

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reviewer1767993 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network and Security Consultant | Specialized Services at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

The tool's machine learning and artificial intelligence help to prevent attacks by analyzing real-time traffic. 

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Buyer's Guide
Radware DDoS
June 2025
Learn what your peers think about Radware DDoS. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: June 2025.
860,632 professionals have used our research since 2012.