Data Center Security

Data Center
Network Security 1 1

Data Center Network Security (DCNS) devices provide

network security for the data center. There are several
device types in this category: the data center firewall
(DCFW) and the data center intrusion prevention system
(DCIPS) are the most well-known. A third type of device
combines the capabilities of DCFW and DCIPS and is
referred to as the data center security gateway (DCSG).

73%
ENTERPRISE DEPLOYMENT TRENDS: DCFW

of US enterprises
surveyed in an NSS Labs
study reported deploying 75.9% 70.2% 73.3%
DCFW products Small and Medium-Sized Large Enterprises Very Large Enterprises
Enterprises

56%
ENTERPRISE DEPLOYMENT TRENDS: DCIPS

of US enterprises
surveyed in an NSS Labs
study reported deploying
46.3% 63.2% 60.0%
DCIPS products Small and Medium-Sized Large Enterprises Very Large Enterprises
Enterprises

DATA CENTER SECURITY STRATEGIES

44% 82.3% 56%

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at the perimeter internally

Location Not Deployed

Perimeter but Acquiring in
DEPLOYMENT Perimeter Interior & Interior Next 12 Months

BY LOCATION DCFW 22.5% 25.5% 52.0% 3.5%

DCIPS 23.1% 29.5% 47.4% 10.6%

Rated Performance

PERFORMANCE VARIABLE

Latency 8.46
Throughput 8.26
Transactions per Second
8.14
Concurrency
8.04
Connections per Second
Factors

7.78

0 2 4 6 8 10
Not Critically
Important Important
PARTICIPANT MEAN RATING
Source: 2018 NSS Labs Security Insight Study

DCIPS and DCSG products are tested using the NSS Labs
DCNS Test Methodology v2.0, which assesses:

• Security effectiveness • Performance

• Intrusion prevention capabilities • Stability & Reliability
• Resistance to evasions • Total Cost of Ownership
• Capability to prevent traffic leakage

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Informed
Decisions and
Minimize Risk
with our Test
Security Value Map™ Comparative Individual Test
Reports (SVM) Reports Reports

¹ 2018 NSS Labs Security Insight Study

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