End-to-end security for WAN optimization solutions cannot be compromised. Riverbed enables the protection of data in motion on the WAN and at rest in the Data Center or Branch. The result is no trade-off between security and performance of data availability and to ensure it is secure and not replicated. Riverbed accelerates SSL WAN traffic to deliver LAN-like performance on the WAN. SSL acceleration (not SSL off-load) enables SSL traffic to be decrypted, optimized, and then re-encrypted before moving onto the WAN. Optimizations is bi-directional, ensuring that all traffic is encrypted end-to-end from client to server, to or from branch offices. In the Data Center traditional network defenses; IDS/IPS, firewalls, and AV are critical first measures of defense, but have certain limitations. The need is to defend against advanced persistent threats, internally instigated or credentialed attacks, or zero-day threats. In highly meshed virtualized networks traditional security can introduce performance bottlenecks and points of failure into the very networks they are trying to secure. Riverbed offers a next-generation monitoring platform that provides an omnipresent view of all activity on the network, where a NOC, SOC plus ITOPS, can all address a broad range of security and governance challenges, including targeted malware, APTs, fraud, espionage and forensic audit.