Applications are becoming an essential part of our lives. How do get application visibility and control the Firewall?
What Is Application Visibility and Control?
Application Visibility and Control (AVC) is the application firewall to control the applications and protect the network. It can improve the performance and security of applications. Also, it is a new generation firewall developed by Tencent, which is designed to explore the Internet security field with a new viewpoint.
It provides real-time monitoring and management of all applications, services, users, devices, etc. Then checks in real-time all the packets flowing through firewalls for potential attacks. These are such as DDoS, port scanning, XSS (cross-site scripting), and SQL injection attacks.
This is to prevent data leakage or service interruption caused by hackers. In this way, it can effectively protect companies’ network security and business interests from potential interruptions caused by hacker attacks. Moreover, AppVisibility has three advantages:
1. Application visibility.
2. Application control.
3. Security measurement and control.
What Is Tencent AVC?
Tencent AVC is a cloud-based application firewall that monitors network traffic. Also, this is from all applications on an enterprise network in real-time to detect security risks and breaches. So, it is within enterprise networks that result from unauthorized connections or intrusions.
The solution uses a combination of advanced technology to deliver an easy-to-use security service. Also, it enhances overall enterprise network protection, enabling companies to concentrate on their core business operations. Hence, this is instead of dealing with security issues that could potentially harm their reputation or affect their business operations.
The solution uses intelligent technology to identify malicious traffic on networks. So, this is done by monitoring all application traffic in real-time. Then monitoring application layer communication, detecting suspicious and potentially dangerous activities.
This is through simple rules, detecting anomalies in traffic flow behavior, inspecting protocol header information, and inspecting file contents. It includes inspecting URL requests, inspecting HTTP header information, and inspecting SSL/TLS handshake information. Also, detecting DDoS attack signatures, analyzing encrypted traffic; and inspecting data for known threats using cloud intelligence.
Cloud-based Application Firewall
AVC is a cloud-based application firewall. It means that all data is stored in the cloud. Sensitive data like passwords, SSL certificates, and private keys are never stored on an AVC device.
AVC uses a combination of SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS to create a highly scalable, secure environment for the detection, and prevention of cyber threats. So, this means that customers do not need to install or maintain on-premises hardware or software to get the benefits of AVC. Also, the cloud solution is then supplemented with a physical device – an AVC appliance.
This is installed at the enterprise’s network perimeter monitors all traffic in real-time and alerts administrators if there is any suspicious activity. In this way, enterprises can benefit from cloud-based security without sacrificing control over their infrastructure. AVC can inspect encrypted traffic by decrypting it in real-time using a decryption engine provided by Tencent.
This allows AVC to inspect encrypted traffic and identify potential attacks such as SQL injection attacks and XSS attacks (cross-site scripting), even when they are encrypted in transit. In addition, AVC can also inspect HTTPS traffic because it supports the inspection of encrypted traffic between two HTTPS proxies on two different ports.