BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 29, 2017--
Arbor
Networks Inc., the security division of NETSCOUT (NASDAQ: NTCT),
announced that it will be conducting a joint webinar with IHS Markit
focused on the Weaponization
of IoT and its increasing use as part of the distributed
denial-of-service (DDoS) threat landscape. The webinar will feature
Arbor’s Tom Bienkowski along with Jeff
Wilson, senior research director and advisor, cybersecurity
technology at IHS Markit.
Webinar Overview
With all manner of connected devices making
up the nearly infinite Internet of Things (IoT), destructive DDoS
attacks like those used by the Mirai IoT botnet are merely the tip of an
unimaginably large iceberg. This webinar will look at potential or
probable attacks hovering on the horizon, and what enterprises and
service providers can do to prepare for them.
Who Should Attend
Enterprises and service providers of all
types (cloud, hosting, telecom, mobile, ISPs, etc.) involved in security
technology. Also service buyers, CTOs, CIOs, CISOs/CSOs,
security/network managers and engineers, financial analysts and the
media.
Key Topics for Discussion
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The emergence of IoT-enabled DDoS attacks
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New attacks on the horizon
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Best practices for dealing with attacks at IoT scale
Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Time: 8:00 a.m. PT /
11:00 a.m. ET / 15:00 UTC
Duration: 45 min + Q&A
Register:
here
About Arbor Networks
Arbor Networks, the security division
of NETSCOUT,
is driven to protect the infrastructure and ecosystem of the internet.
It is the principle upon which we were founded in 2000 and remains the
common thread that runs through all that we do today. Arbor’s approach
is rooted in the study of network traffic. Arbor’s suite of visibility,
DDoS protection and advanced threat solutions provides customers with a
micro view of their network enhanced by a macro view of global internet
traffic and emerging threats through our ATLAS infrastructure. Sourced
from more than 300 service provider customers, ATLAS delivers
intelligence based on insight into approximately 1/3 of global internet
traffic. Supported by Arbor’s Security Engineering & Response Team
(ASERT), smart workflows and rich user context, Arbor’s network insights
help customers see, understand and solve the most complex and
consequential security challenges facing their organizations.
To learn more about Arbor products and services, please visit our
website at arbornetworks.com or
follow on Twitter @ArborNetworks.
Arbor’s research, analysis and insight is shared via the ASERT
blog. For a global data visualization of DDoS attacks that leverages
our ATLAS intelligence, visit the Digital
Attack Map, a collaboration with Jigsaw, an incubator within
Alphabet, Google’s parent company (NASDAQ: GOOGL).
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Source: Arbor Networks Inc.
Arbor Networks
Kevin Whalen, 781-362-4377
kwhalen@arbor.net