Radware

Radware is a global provider of cybersecurity, application delivery, traffic management, and application performance technologies. Founded in 1997, the company developed around the needs of data centers and internet-facing applications, combining network traffic management with protection against attacks and service disruption. Its portfolio spans physical appliances, virtualized software, and cloud-based services, allowing organizations to deploy controls across traditional infrastructure, private and public clouds, and software-defined environments. The company was co-founded by Roy Zisapel, who has served as Radware’s president and chief executive officer since its inception and has also held a director role. Radware completed an initial public offering in 1999 and became a NASDAQ-listed company. It is associated with the Rad Group of technology companies, a group founded by the Zisapel family. Radware’s global headquarters are in Israel, while its corporate headquarters are in Mahwah, New Jersey. It maintains offices and commercial operations across Europe, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region and sells through distributors and resellers worldwide. Radware’s business is organized around several connected technology areas. Its application and network security products address distributed denial-of-service attacks, web application threats, malicious traffic, network intrusion, and data-exfiltration risks. Its application delivery portfolio supports load balancing, application availability, traffic steering, and performance optimization. Cloud offerings extend these capabilities into managed and subscription-based services, including cloud web application firewalls, cloud DDoS protection, workload protection, web acceleration, malware protection, and bot management. Management and monitoring tools provide visibility, policy control, orchestration, and performance oversight for enterprise and service-provider environments. The company expanded its capabilities through a series of acquisitions. It acquired V-Secure Technologies in 2005 to strengthen behavioral network intrusion prevention, Covelight Systems in 2007 for web application auditing and monitoring, and Nortel’s application delivery business in 2009. In 2013 it acquired Strangeloop Networks, adding web performance optimization capabilities. Radware acquired Seculert in 2017 to broaden its cloud-based protection against enterprise breaches and data exfiltration, followed by ShieldSquare in 2019 to add bot-management technology. These transactions helped Radware move beyond appliance-centered application delivery toward a broader security and cloud-services portfolio. Radware serves organizations in financial services, insurance, electronic commerce, manufacturing, retail, government, healthcare, education, transportation, communications, hosting, and telecommunications. Its customer base includes enterprises, cloud and hosting providers, carriers, and other organizations whose operations depend on the availability and security of internet-facing applications. The company’s route to market includes direct enterprise relationships together with distributors, resellers, and service-provider channels. The brand is positioned around maintaining the availability, performance, and security of digital applications. Rather than focusing solely on endpoint security or traditional network firewalls, Radware emphasizes the intersection of application delivery and cyber defense. Its public recognition has included industry awards and analyst placement for web application firewall and DDoS-prevention capabilities, including recognition in India and an IDC MarketScape assessment. Radware remains an active international technology company with a portfolio spanning on-premises infrastructure, software-defined deployments, and cloud-delivered protection.

Radware was founded in April 1997 by Roy Zisapel and other members of Israel’s technology sector. From the beginning, the company focused on technologies that could improve the availability and performance of networked applications while also addressing the security risks associated with internet connectivity. Roy Zisapel became the company’s president and chief executive officer and has remained in those roles since its founding. The company reached the public markets in 1999 through an initial public offering on NASDAQ. Its corporate structure and ownership have been associated with the Rad Group, a group of Israeli technology companies established by the Zisapel family. Radware developed an international presence, operating from Israel while establishing corporate headquarters in Mahwah, New Jersey, and offices and commercial coverage in Europe, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region. Its products were distributed globally through a combination of direct sales, distributors, and resellers. During the 2000s, Radware built its reputation in application delivery, traffic management, and network security. The company expanded through acquisitions that added complementary technology. In 2005, it acquired V-Secure Technologies, bringing behavioral-based network intrusion-prevention capabilities. In 2007, it acquired Covelight Systems, whose technology addressed web application auditing and monitoring. In 2009, Radware acquired Nortel’s application delivery business, reinforcing its presence in application delivery and load-balancing markets. Radware continued to broaden its application-focused portfolio during the 2010s. The 2013 acquisition of Strangeloop Networks added web performance optimization for enterprise and electronic-commerce applications. Radware also developed products and services addressing DDoS attacks, web application security, application monitoring, and data-center traffic management. Its portfolio increasingly covered both physical appliances and software-defined or virtualized deployments. In 2017, Radware acquired Seculert, a SaaS-based provider focused on protection against enterprise network breaches and data exfiltration. This transaction supported the company’s expansion into cloud-oriented security services. In January 2019, Radware acquired ShieldSquare, a provider of bot-management technology. The deal extended Radware’s cloud security portfolio into the detection and mitigation of automated web traffic, including malicious or abusive bots. Radware’s modern portfolio spans cloud security, application and network security, application delivery, and management and monitoring. Cloud services include web application firewall, DDoS protection, workload protection, web acceleration, malware protection, and bot-management offerings. Security products include DefensePro, AppWall, and DefenseFlow, while application delivery technologies include Alteon, FastView, AppXML, and LinkProof NG. Management products include Cyber Controller, APSolute Vision, an MSSP Portal, application performance monitoring, and vDirect. The company sells to a broad range of industries, including financial services, insurance, electronic commerce, manufacturing, retail, government, healthcare, education, transportation, telecommunications, hosting, and cloud services. Its customer and partner ecosystem includes enterprises, carriers, service providers, and data-center operators. Radware has also received industry recognition for its web application firewall, anti-DDoS, cloud, and cybersecurity products. Its strategic development reflects the convergence of application availability, performance optimization, and cybersecurity as organizations increasingly rely on internet-facing digital services.

1. 2019Acquisition of ShieldSquare

   Radware acquires ShieldSquare to expand its cloud security portfolio with bot-management capabilities.

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2. 2018Industry recognition for security and cloud products

   Radware receives several industry awards and recognition related to WAF, anti-DDoS, cloud computing, and cybersecurity.

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3. 2017Acquisition of Seculert

   Radware acquires Seculert, expanding its SaaS and cloud-based protection against breaches and data exfiltration.

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4. 2013Acquisition of Strangeloop Networks

   Radware acquires Strangeloop Networks and adds web performance optimization technology.

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5. 2009Acquisition of Nortel’s application delivery business

   Radware acquires Nortel’s application delivery business and strengthens its application delivery portfolio.

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6. 2007Acquisition of Covelight Systems

   Radware acquires Covelight Systems to expand web application auditing and monitoring.

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7. 2005Acquisition of V-Secure Technologies

   Radware acquires V-Secure Technologies and adds behavioral-based network intrusion-prevention capabilities.

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8. 1999Initial public offering on NASDAQ

   Radware completes an initial public offering and becomes a NASDAQ-listed company.

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9. 1997Radware is founded

   Radware is established in April, with Roy Zisapel becoming president and chief executive officer.

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Radware positions itself as a provider of integrated application delivery and cybersecurity solutions for organizations that need digital applications to remain secure, available, and responsive. Its offering combines on-premises appliances, software-defined controls, and cloud services, with particular emphasis on DDoS mitigation, web application protection, bot management, application performance, and traffic management.

• AlteonApplication delivery and load balancing

  Alteon is Radware’s application delivery platform for distributing application traffic, supporting availability, performance, and resilience across data-center and cloud environments. It is associated with application load balancing and traffic management use cases.

• DefenseProDDoS and network security

  DefensePro is a network security and DDoS-mitigation product designed to identify and block malicious traffic close to the network infrastructure. It addresses attacks that can overwhelm network capacity or disrupt internet-facing services.

• AppWallWeb application security

  AppWall is Radware’s web application security offering. It is designed to protect applications from web-based threats and is part of the company’s application-security portfolio alongside broader network and cloud protection services.

• Cloud WAFCloud web application firewall

  Cloud WAF provides cloud-delivered protection for web applications. It is intended to inspect application requests and help organizations defend internet-facing applications without relying exclusively on locally deployed security appliances.

• Cloud DDoS ProtectionCloud DDoS mitigation

  Cloud DDoS Protection extends Radware’s denial-of-service defense into a managed cloud service. It is intended to absorb, filter, and mitigate attack traffic so that legitimate users can continue reaching protected applications and networks.

• Bot ManagerBot management

  Bot Manager addresses automated web traffic by distinguishing legitimate automation from malicious or abusive bots. The offering was strengthened by Radware’s acquisition of ShieldSquare and supports protection of digital services from automated attacks and unwanted activity.

• Cloud Web AccelerationWeb performance optimization

  Cloud Web Acceleration is a cloud service intended to improve the speed and responsiveness of web applications. It reflects Radware’s combination of application delivery, performance optimization, and cloud-based service delivery.

• Cyber ControllerSecurity management and orchestration

  Cyber Controller provides centralized management for security functions and policies. It is designed to help organizations coordinate protection across Radware security products and obtain a consolidated operational view.

• APSolute VisionApplication and security management

  APSolute Vision is a management and monitoring platform associated with Radware’s application delivery and security infrastructure. It supports centralized visibility and administration across deployed systems.

• 2019Acquire ShieldSquareM&A

  Radware wanted to strengthen cloud security and address automated malicious or abusive web traffic.

  What changed. The company acquired ShieldSquare, a bot-management provider.

  Aftermath. Radware expanded its cloud security portfolio with bot-management technology.

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• 2017Acquire SeculertM&A

  Radware sought to expand its cloud-based security portfolio and address enterprise breaches and data exfiltration.

  What changed. The company acquired Seculert, a SaaS-based security provider.

  Aftermath. The acquisition extended Radware’s capabilities in cloud-based enterprise protection.

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• 2013Acquire Strangeloop NetworksM&A

  Radware aimed to add web performance optimization to its application delivery capabilities.

  What changed. The company acquired Strangeloop Networks.

  Aftermath. Radware added web performance optimization services for enterprise and electronic-commerce applications.

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• 2009Acquire Nortel’s application delivery businessM&A

  Radware pursued greater scale in application delivery and traffic-management technologies.

  What changed. The company acquired Nortel’s application delivery business.

  Aftermath. The deal strengthened Radware’s application delivery portfolio.

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• 2007Acquire Covelight SystemsM&A

  Radware expanded into web application auditing and monitoring.

  What changed. The company acquired Covelight Systems.

  Aftermath. Covelight’s auditing and monitoring capabilities became part of Radware’s broader application-security offering.

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• 2005Acquire V-Secure TechnologiesM&A

  Radware sought to broaden its network-security capabilities with behavioral-based intrusion-prevention technology.

  What changed. The company acquired V-Secure Technologies.

  Aftermath. The transaction added behavioral network intrusion-prevention capabilities to Radware’s portfolio.

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• 2019Radware acquires ShieldSquare to expand cloud security and bot management

  Radware acquired ShieldSquare, a bot-management provider, adding capabilities for identifying and mitigating automated malicious or abusive web traffic.

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• 2018Radware receives industry recognition for WAF, DDoS, cloud, and cybersecurity offerings

  Radware received several industry recognitions, including awards associated with web application firewalls, cloud computing, and cybersecurity, and was identified as a leader in an IDC MarketScape assessment of global DDoS prevention.

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• 2017Radware acquires Seculert

  The acquisition brought Seculert’s SaaS-based technology for protecting enterprises against network breaches and data exfiltration into Radware’s security portfolio.

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• 2013Radware acquires Strangeloop Networks

  Radware acquired Strangeloop Networks, adding web performance optimization capabilities for electronic-commerce and enterprise applications.

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• 2009Radware acquires Nortel’s application delivery business

  Radware acquired Nortel’s application delivery business, strengthening its position in application delivery and traffic-management technologies.

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• 2007Radware acquires Covelight Systems

  The acquisition expanded Radware’s capabilities in web application auditing and monitoring.

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• 2005Radware acquires V-Secure Technologies

  Radware acquired V-Secure Technologies to add behavioral network intrusion-prevention technology.

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