MPLS Security

MPLS is one of the fasting growing technologies in networking today.

Customer Case Study

Learn how three cities surrounding Madison, Wisconsin are securing their data transmissions with CipherOptics.

For service providers, MPLS has become a key revenue generating service offering. For organizations, switching to MPLS enables tremendous cost savings by moving away from expensive legacy leased lines. In addition, MPLS can accommodate growth in native IP and Ethernet connectivity.

However, MPLS simply provides a virtual network to the enterprise over the service provider's network. There is no inherent security with MPLS. In other words, the service provider's MPLS network is shared by multiple enterprise networks and/or used by the service provider itself as an MPLS and/or Internet backbone. Unless otherwise requested, data is sent in the clear.

Because of this lack of security there is inherent risk when using MPLS:

Data leakage
A sniffer could intercept data streams allowing access to private company data

Data loss
A misconfigured router could send your unprotected data to an unintended destination

Data theft
An intruder can launch an attack from a connected MPLS network to get access to your data

Traditionally, standard

security practices such as link encryption were not compatible with MPLS services because they forced static links over a network designed to be dynamic. Worse, for those choosing security over performance, traditional link encryption explodes in complexity as network size increases, driving up operational expenses while decreasing performance.

Fortunately, with the CipherOptics CipherEngine™ solution and family of Security Gateway products there is no longer a need to choose between performance and security. CipherOptics solutions ensure data security over MPLS networks without affecting user experience or operational requirements.

For more information on CipherOptics MPLS security solution, download our MPLS Security Best Practices white paper.

The CipherOptics Network-wide Encryption Solutions easily integrate into your network. For more information or to speak directly with a CipherOptics representative about your security concerns, call us at 1-877-878-6655 or feel free to ask us a quick question.