Case Study: University of Wisconsin achieves precise security device validation with Ixia BreakingPoint

University of Wisconsin Simplifies and Improves Next-Generation Firewall Evaluation and Configuration

The University of Wisconsin needed to combat evolving cyber threats and dangerous spikes in malicious inbound traffic. To harden its network security, the team sought a way to test and compare intrusion prevention systems and firewall devices under their unique, exacting conditions without using their risky, experimental approach of deploying in the production environment. They turned to Ixia's BreakingPoint product for a solution.

Using Ixia's BreakingPoint, the team performed precise simulations of real-world application traffic and live security attacks to evaluate the deep packet inspection capabilities of security devices. This provided definitive results within three days, validating each device's performance under 500,000 concurrent connections and its ability to handle custom throttling rules. Ixia's solution enabled the university to test and validate the resiliency of its entire IT infrastructure in a safe, controlled lab environment prior to deployment.

University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin

IT Administrator