Arbor Cloud to Provide DNS, BGP and Hybrid Protection Against
Application-Layer and Volumetric DDoS Attacks
BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
NETSCOUT
SYSTEMS, INC., (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of service
assurance, security, and business analytics, today announced it is
making its Arbor Cloud DDoS protection service available free of charge
to select federal and state government entities this election season.
Through its Arbor
Cloud service, NETSCOUT is offering a complete and thorough solution
that is built on a best practice architecture. Integrated global threat
intelligence provides cloud-based protection for all infrastructure and
services against the full spectrum of internet scale threats facing
network operators today. The service is infused with high-fidelity
threat research from NETSCOUT’s
ATLAS Security Engineering & Response Team (ASERT). Attack
mitigation is handled by NETSCOUT’s Security Operations Center which
includes the world’s leading DDoS incident responders who are trusted to
help protect the world’s largest and most dynamic networks.
“The dissemination of timely and accurate results is crucial to the
elections process. Among the many cyber risks that election officials
must prepare for before this coming election, DDoS really has to be at
the top of the list,” said Ari Schwartz, managing director,
Cybersecurity Services, Venable Cybersecurity Risk Management Group.
“Ensuring the security and availability of election-related
infrastructure is fundamental to the democratic process,” said Brian
McCann, president, Core Markets Business Unit, NETSCOUT. “Experience has
shown that DDoS attacks are a popular mechanism for online protests.
Arbor Cloud can provide the infrastructure and experience needed to
defend today’s internet scale attacks.”
NETSCOUT’s Arbor Cloud: Affordable, Fully Managed DDoS Protection
NETSCOUT’s Arbor Cloud offers enterprise customers affordable, fully
managed DDoS protection powered by the industry’s leading technology and
backed by its most experienced incident responders. Arbor Cloud can be
deployed as cloud only, hybrid - where the customer manages the
on-premise solution - or fully managed, with DDoS experts handling all
aspects of a best practice multi-layered defense.
For more information on NETSCOUT’s Guardians Election Security
Initiative, visit our blog.
About NETSCOUT
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT) assures digital business services
against disruptions in availability, performance, and security. Our
market and technology leadership stems from combining our patented smart
data technology with smart analytics. We provide real-time, pervasive
visibility, and insights customers need to accelerate and secure their
digital transformation. Our approach transforms the way organizations
plan, deliver, integrate, test, and deploy services and applications.
Our nGenius service assurance solutions provide real-time, contextual
analysis of service, network, and application performance. Arbor
security solutions protect against DDoS attacks that threaten
availability and advanced threats that infiltrate networks to steal
critical business assets. To learn more about improving service,
network, and application performance in physical or virtual data
centers, or in the cloud, and how NETSCOUT’s performance and security
solutions, powered by service intelligence can help you move forward
with confidence, visit www.netscout.com or
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NETSCOUT
Kevin Whalen, 781-362-4377
Sr. Director, Corporate &
Marketing Communications
kwhalen@arbor.net
Source: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC.