IO River and Check Point bring WAF to multi-CDN edges
IO River announced a new security solution, powered by Check Point Software's WAF, designed to operate consistently across multiple CDNs. This solution utilizes IO River's Multi-Edge architecture and Edge compute capabilities to execute security logic at the traffic termination point without backhauling traffic or introducing latency. It aims to separate delivery from security, allowing organizations to use multi-CDN strategies while maintaining a consistent security layer.
Key Takeaways
- The solution runs Check Point WAF, formerly CloudGuard WAF, across multiple CDNs from a single security layer.
- IO River says its Multi-Edge architecture executes security logic at the traffic termination point, avoiding backhauling and added latency.
- The package includes WAF, bot mitigation, zero-day protection, and rate limiting.
- Check Point VP of Cloud Security Paul Barbosa said the partnership supports multi-CDN architectures through its Open Garden strategy.
- IO River co-founder and CEO Edward Tsinovoi said the collaboration separates delivery from security to reduce single-provider dependency.
Why It Matters
For streaming and other global digital platforms, the immediate shift is that multi-CDN delivery no longer has to mean fragmented security enforcement. IO River and Check Point are separating delivery from security so teams can keep one protection layer while using different edge providers for resilience and cost-efficiency. That matters in an ecosystem where the article says outages at a single provider can cascade across many customers, and where Cloudflare incidents are cited as a reminder of that risk. What to watch next is whether IO River expands this model beyond WAF into additional edge services on its Multi-Edge platform.
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