Radware

{{Short description|Israeli cybersecurity company}}

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| traded_as = {{NASDAQ|RDWR}}

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| foundation = {{start date and age|1997}}

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| location_city = Mahwah, New Jersey (corporate)

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| key_people = Roy Zisapel (CEO)
Doron Abramovitch (CFO)
Gabi Malka (COO)

| industry = Technology

| products = Application delivery
Network Security
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| revenue = {{profit}} US$ 216.57 million (2015)

| net_income = {{profit}} US$ 18.57 million (2015)

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Radware Ltd. is an American provider of cybersecurity and application delivery products for physical, cloud and software-defined data centers. Radware's corporate headquarters are located in Mahwah, New Jersey. The company also has offices in Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific regions. The company's global headquarters is in Israel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radware.com/locations/|title=Radware: Locations|website=www.radware.com|access-date=2019-08-21}} Radware is a member of the Rad Group of companies and its shares are traded on NASDAQ.{{cite web|url=https://www.radware.com/About/|title=About Radware|publisher=Radware}}

History

Radware co-founder Roy Zisapel has served as president, chief executive officer and Director since the company's inception in April 1997.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radware.com/management/|title=Radware: Management|website=www.radware.com|access-date=2019-08-21}} In 1999, the company had an initial public offering and was listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.{{Citation

| title = Radware on NASDAQ

| url = http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/rdwr

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}} Zisapel holds a 3.4 percent stake in the company. His father, Yehuda Zisapel, is the largest shareholder, with a 15 percent stake.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-02-11/cyber-attacks-a-boon-to-radware-sales-israel-overnight|title=Cyber Attacks a Boon to Radware Sales: Israel Overnight|date=12 February 2013|via=www.bloomberg.com}}

Acquisitions

In January 2019, Radware expanded its cloud security portfolio with the acquisition of ShieldSquare, a market-leading bot management provider.{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/radware-acquires-shieldsquare-in-cloud-security-push/|title=Radware acquires ShieldSquare in botnet, cloud security push|last=Osborne|first=Charlie|website=ZDNet|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}} In January 2017, Radware acquired Seculert, a SaaS cloud-based provider of protection against enterprise network breach and data exfiltration.{{Cite web|url=https://www.securityweek.com/radware-acquires-threat-detection-firm-seculert|title=Radware Acquires Threat Detection firm Seculert {{!}} SecurityWeek.Com|website=www.securityweek.com|date=31 January 2017 |access-date=2019-08-21}} In February 2013, Radware acquired Strangeloop Networks, a leader in web performance optimization (WPO) services for e-commerce and enterprise applications.{{Cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2163393/radware-buys-strangeloop-for-web-acceleration-in--8-4m-deal.html|title=Radware buys Strangeloop for Web acceleration in $8.4M deal|last=Greene|first=Tim|date=2013-02-08|website=Network World|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}  In April 2007, Radware acquired Covelight Systems, a provider of web application auditing and monitoring tools.{{Cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2298604/radware-buys-covelight-systems.html|title=Radware buys Covelight Systems|last=Greene|first=Tim|date=2007-04-30|website=Network World|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}} In February 2009, Radware acquired Nortel's application delivery business.{{Cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2267100/radware-pays--18-million-for-nortel-s-alteon-assets.html|title=Radware pays $18 million for Nortel's Alteon assets|last=Bednarz|first=Ann|date=2009-04-02|website=Network World|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}} In November 2005, Radware acquired V-Secure Technologies, a leading provider of behavioral-based network intrusion prevention products.{{Cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2316241/radware-buys-ips-ids-vendor-v-secure-for--15-million.html|title=Radware buys IPS/IDS vendor V-Secure for $15 million|last=Hochmuth|first=Phil|date=2005-11-30|website=Network World|language=en|access-date=2019-08-21}}

Products

Radware's products and services include cloud services (Cloud WAF, Cloud DDoS Protection, Cloud Workload Protection, Cloud Web Acceleration, Cloud Malware Protection, and Bot Manager), application and network security (DefensePro, AppWall, DefenseFlow), application delivery and load balancing (Alteon, AppWall, FastView, AppXML, LinkProof NG), and management and monitoring (Cyber Controller, APSolute Vision, MSSP Portal, Application Performance Monitoring, vDirect).{{Cite web|url=https://www.radware.com/|title=DDoS Services: Cloud Security Products and Solutions {{!}} Radware|website=www.radware.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}

Sales markets

The company sells its products worldwide through distributors and resellers located in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Its customers include financial services, insurance, e-Commerce, manufacturing, retail, government, healthcare, education, and transportation services and carriers.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=RDWR.O|title=Profile: Radware Ltd (RDWR.O)|publisher=Reuters}} Radware's more than 12,500 customers include Switch, Hexatom, QuadraNet, ProtonMail, Convergys, SingleHop, OnlineTech, Limelight Networks, BlackMesh and Brinkster.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radware.com/newsroom/mediakit/|title=Radware: Media Kit|website=www.radware.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}

Industry recognition

Most recently, Radware was awarded WAF and Anti DDoS Vendor of the Year at Frost & Sullivan's 2018 India ICT Awards{{Cite web|url=http://www.smechannels.com/radware-awarded-as-waf-and-anti-ddos-vendor-of-the-year-at-frost-sullivans-2019-india-ict-awards/|title=Radware Awarded as 'WAF and Anti DDoS Vendor of the Year' at Frost & Sullivan's 2019 India ICT Awards|date=9 July 2019 }} and was positioned as a leader in IDC MarketScape for Global DDoS Prevention.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radware.com/newsevents/pressreleases/2019/idc-marketscape|title=Radware Positioned As a Leader In IDC MarketScape For Global DDoS Prevention|website=www.radware.com|access-date=2019-08-21}} In 2018, Radware received several awards, including WAF Vendor of the Year Award (Frost & Sullivan), Cloud Computing Product of the Year (TMC and Cloud Computing Magazine), and the Fortress Cyber Security Award (Business Intelligence Group).{{Cite web|url=https://www.radware.com/newsroom/awards2018/#awards2018|title=Radware: Awards|website=www.radware.com|access-date=2019-08-21}}

See also

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