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Jagex Drops the Warhammer Against Ddos with Corero
Technology Category
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
- Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software
Applicable Industries
- Software
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Cybersecurity
Services
- System Integration
- Testing & Certification
The Challenge
Jagex Games Studio, a Cambridge-based multi-award-winning games developer and publisher, was facing an increase in DDoS attacks for various reasons, including banning known DDoSers, attention-seeking purposes, and those looking for bragging rights. The company also faced extortion attempts, with bad actors threatening to take down the site unless Jagex paid their ransom requests. The company was also threatened with DDoS unless they made changes to the game itself. These instances posed a serious challenge to game availability, which is the lifeblood of the organisation. The company was using a legacy DDoS mitigation solution that was not performing to specifications and was based on time-consuming reactive policies in an industry that demands proactive defense measures.
About The Customer
Jagex Games Studio is a Cambridge-based multi-award-winning games developer and publisher. It is known for developing popular gaming communities like Runescape and War of Legends. With 450 staff onsite, it serves more than 3 million unique users per month, making it the largest independent games company in Europe. Jagex has built a global reputation for developing hugely popular, accessible, free-to-play games and providing an unbeatable community experience for millions of players around the world. The company operates five major datacentres in the US and Europe to keep its global online communities running 24/7. The company's revenue generation relies heavily on system and service availability, and the impact of DDoS attacks can be incredibly costly when systems, applications or platforms fall victim to attack.
The Solution
Jagex decided to implement Corero’s SmartWall® Threat Defense System in all of its five major datacentres worldwide after an initial proof of concept trial in its London datacentre. The Corero SmartWall TDS is a purpose-built family of network security appliances designed to eliminate DDoS attacks in real-time through on-premises, rapidly scalable high performing deployments. Included with the purchase of SmartWall TDS, is the Corero SecureWatch® Analytics, powered by Splunk. Jagex also works closely with the Corero Security Operations team via the SecureWatch PLUS Service, enhancing the internal resources with the knowledge and experience Corero provides. The solution provides Jagex with more visibility and is an intelligence tool as much as a DDoS mitigation tool.
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