Play65.com Helps Users Play it Safe with Radware’s Integrated APSolute Application Delivery Solution
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Country
- Worldwide
Product
- Radware’s Defense Pro
- Radware’s Application Front End (AFE)
- Radware’s Insite
Tech Stack
- Network Security
- Load Balancing
- Global Traffic Redirection
- SSL Attack Protection
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Customer Satisfaction
- Revenue Growth
- Brand Awareness
Technology Category
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
- Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Cybersecurity
Services
- System Integration
- Software Design & Engineering Services
About The Customer
Play65.com is a widely popular online skill-based gaming site and a proven leader in its industry. Through its online platform, the company unites thousands of players around the world and allows them to play against each other - either for recreation or for actual monetary profit. Currently, the company is running the largest online backgammon room. Play65.com offers its services in 17 languages with 24/7 online support and assures its players complete account, transaction and software security. The company provides an online skill-based gaming platform for players from all around the world and its business revenues are derived from a fee it charges winning players. Network performance is therefore a pivotal concern for Play65.com since it’s the backbone of its revenues and is densely trafficked on a regular basis. Play65.com conducts nearly 18 million games a month and therefore holds more than 2 million hits a day on its servers.
The Challenge
Play65.com, a leading online, skill-based gaming platform provider, was looking for an integrated solution to optimize and secure its network performance. Any network faults would cause Play65.com immediate revenue loss in tens of thousands of dollars per hour and damage to its reputation. Therefore, Play65.com was looking for an application-level solution to assure network availability, performance and full security for the more than 2 million hits a day on its servers. Web-based services are an integral part of Play65.com’s business model. The company provides an online skill-based gaming platform for players from all around the world and its business revenues are derived from a fee it charges winning players. Network performance is therefore a pivotal concern for Play65.com since it’s the backbone of its revenues and is densely trafficked on a regular basis. Play65.com conducts nearly 18 million games a month and therefore holds more than 2 million hits a day on its servers. From a business profitability point of view this means that if the company’s network went down, it could stand to loose approximately about $20,000 per hour.
The Solution
Play65.com deployed Radware’s Defense Pro for the combination of both signature and advanced behavioral-based protection. In addition, DefensePro integrates multiple layers of security including signature-based protection, protocol anomaly protection, access control and bandwidth management. Play65.com also deployed Radware’s Application Front End (AFE) solutions to assure load balancing, global traffic redirection and SSL attack protection and was able to efficiently and centrally manage all devices by utilizing Radware’s Insite. Play65.com chose to deploy Radware’s DefensePro-3020 for its advance security features. Play65 had battled with a specific reoccurring network attack which compromised the availability and security of its online gaming platform. Using Radware’s customizable signature engine, DefensePro- 3020 allowed the creation of a signature based protection which completely terminated the attack thus allowing continuous transaction flow and security. In addition, DefensePro’s adaptive behavioral technology automatically learns the normal network baselines and protects against zero day DoS/DDoS attacks within 18 seconds. This allowed Play65.com to employ dynamic protection measures, blocking network floods and traffic anomalies without user intervention or the need to constantly monitor and tune the system.
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