Introduction:

In today's digital age, the world is interconnected like never before, with information flowing seamlessly across networks and systems. However, this interconnectedness comes with a significant downside: an ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape. As technology advances, so do the methods and sophistication of cyber threats. Organizations, both large and small, face an incessant barrage of cyber attacks that can lead to devastating consequences, including data breaches, financial loss, repetitional damage, and disruption of critical services.

Challenges/Requirements

The cybersecurity landscape is characterized by its rapid and continuous evolution. Malicious actors constantly adapt their tactics, techniques, and procedures to exploit vulnerabilities in networks, systems, and applications. They employ advanced techniques such as social engineering, ransomware, phishing, and zero-day exploits to infiltrate and compromise organizations' digital assets. Furthermore, the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, and mobile technologies has expanded the attack surface, presenting new challenges for cybersecurity professionals.

Solution

In response to these challenges, organizations must be proactive in implementing robust cybersecurity measures. Security approaches such as traditional firewalls are no longer sufficient to combat the sophisticated nature of modern cyber threats. Instead, a multi-layered defense strategy is required, encompassing advanced technologies, threat intelligence, employee education, and incident response planning.

Lanner Electronics' NCA-6530 and the NCA-6040 are high-performance network security platforms specifically designed for AI-powered next-generation firewall applications. Both platforms deliver exceptional performance and scalability to handle the growing demands of modern networks; the integration of Intel AVX-512, Intel Deep Learning Boost and Intel Traffic Analysis Development Kit further enhances the computational capabilities, allowing for efficient processing of complex network traffic.

Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (Intel AVX-512) is an instruction set architecture that enables accelerated processing of vectorized data. By leveraging AVX-512, An AI-powered NGFW implemented using the NCA-6530 and the NCA-6040 achieves higher throughput and improved packet processing capabilities, ensuring rapid inspection and analysis of network traffic without compromising performance. This technology plays a vital role in handling large-scale traffic and enabling real-time threat detection.

Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost), on the other hand, provides hardware acceleration for deep learning workloads. With the inclusion of DL Boost, the NGFW solution can leverage advanced machine learning algorithms and models for real-time threat detection and classification. By offloading computationally intensive tasks to the hardware, the said NGFW achieves faster decision-making, allowing for quick identification of malicious patterns and anomalies in network traffic.

Intel Traffic Analysis Development Kit (Intel TADK) is a comprehensive software library that enables high-performance traffic analysis and packet processing. By utilizing TADK, the AI-powered NGFW deployment can extract rich metadata from network packets, analyze traffic patterns and identify potential threats with higher accuracy. The TADK library, in combination with the powerful hardware capabilities of Lanner’s NCA-6530 and NCA-6040, empowers the next-gen firewalls to detect and respond to emerging threats more effectively.

Furthermore, both platforms are compatible with NVIDIA BlueField, a family of data processing units that combines general-purpose CPUs with field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to optimize data center applications, including network security.

The NCA-6530 and the NCA-6040, when configured with the N2S-MBF201, a Lanner N2S NIC module with NVIDIA BlueField DPU, are made even more capable of offloading/accelerating/securing data-center infrastructure services so that CPUs and GPUs can be relied upon for focusing on running and processing large volumes of other workloads such as AI and other data center applications.


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Benefits

By incorporating Lanner’s NCA-6530 and NCA-6040, alongside Intel AVX-512, DL Boost, and TADK, an AI-powered NGFW solution offers the following competitive advantages:

  • Enhanced threat detection: the advanced AI algorithms and hardware acceleration capabilities enable the NGFW to identify and mitigate emerging threats in real-time.
  • Improved network security: with its robust processing capabilities, the NGFW ensures rapid and accurate inspection of network traffic, strengthening the overall security posture.
  • Higher performance and scalability: leveraging Intel AVX-512, the next-gen firewalls handle high-volume traffic with minimal latency, allowing for seamless scalability to support growing network demands.
  • Reduced response time: the hardware acceleration made possible by Lanner’s hardware appliances and Intel technologies enables the NGFW to make faster decisions, reducing response time to potential threats.

Result/Conclusion

The deployment of an AI-powered next generation firewall utilizing the NCA-6530 and the NCA-6040, alongside Intel’s proprietary technologies represents a significant advancement in network security. By combining powerful hardware acceleration, deep learning capabilities and advanced traffic analysis, enterprises and other organizations are able to proactively safeguard themselves against sophisticated cyber threats, ensuring the integrity and resilience of their networks.

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NCA-6530

2U 19” Rackmount Network Appliance Built With Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family (Codenamed Sapphire Rapids-SP)

CPU Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family (Sapphire Rapids-SP)
Chipset Intel® C741

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NCA-6040

High Performance 2U Rackmount Network Security Appliance With Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family (Sapphire Rapids-SP)

CPU Intel® Sapphire Rapids-SP & Emmisburg PCH
Chipset Intel® Emmisburg PCH

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