ATLAS Threat Portal from Arbor Networks Provides Globally Scoped View into the Threat Landscape

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 4th December, 2013: Arbor Networks Inc., a leading provider of DDoS and advanced threat protection solutions for enterprise and service provider networks, announced that its recently launched advanced threat portal combines Arbor’s unique threat intelligence and analysis with industry-wide news and social media content.
The ATLAS Threat Portal features information from the ATLAS ® Active Threat Level Analysis System, a unique collaboration between Arbor and more than 275 service provider customers globally. These customers share anonymous traffic data from their product deployments with Arbor, totaling 70 Tbps of peak traffic, in order to generate a globally scoped view into the threat landscape. This massive data set gives Arbor’s Security Engineering & Response Team (ASERT) a unique position to study malware, botnets and DDoS attacks that threaten network infrastructure and services. The popular ASERT blog has been updated and incorporated into the portal to provide technical, in-depth analysis of Internet traffic trends, DDoS attacks, new malware families and other advanced threats.

The ATLAS Threat Portal also features a unique collaboration between Arbor and Google Ideas called the Digital Attack Map. Google Ideas used anonymous data from Arbor Networks’ ATLAS® to build a data visualization that allows users to explore historical trends in DDoS attacks, and make the connection to related news events on any given day. The data is updated daily, and historical data can be viewed for all countries.

“Arbor was funded out of a groundbreaking research project at the University of Michigan. Research has always been at the heart of what we do. This portal allows us to share global threat information with the community at-large, to feature our team of expert analysts, highlight their research and integrate the latest news and social activity that is going on across the industry. The dashboard has a great mix of data, analysis, news and social commentary that is constantly updated and relevant to what is going on in our industry,” said Dan Holden, Arbor Networks Director of Security Research.

Visit the ATLAS Threat Portal at http://www.arbornetworks.com/threats for access to:
• Global Threat Intelligence via ATLAS: featuring data on attacks, targets, sources, botnets, malware, phishing and much more.
• Expert Analysis via ASERT: technical, in-depth blog posts of Internet traffic trends, DDoS attacks, new malware families and other advanced threats.
• Arbor Research: Infographics, White Papers and Special Reports, like the Enterprise Threat Landscape Report.
• Industry News & Social Media Activity: Stay abreast of the latest news and social media activity from thought leaders across the industry.

Mahmoud Samy, Area Head, Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan at Arbor Networks said, “The Middle East has seen a number of high profile cyber attacks in recent years and regional enterprises are now beginning to pay closer attention to monitoring these threats. As such, the ATLAS Threat Portal is an excellent resource for companies in this region to gain an understanding and keep abreast of the latest security risks, which will help them put relevant measures and technology in place to ensure data protection and business continuity.”

About Arbor Networks
Arbor Networks, Inc. helps secure the world’s largest enterprise and service provider networks from DDoS attacks and advanced threats. Arbor is the world’s leading provider of DDoS protection in the enterprise, carrier and mobile market segments, according to Infonetics Research. Arbor’s advanced threat solutions deliver comprehensive network visibility through a combination of packet capture and NetFlow technology, enabling the rapid detection and mitigation of malware and malicious insiders. Arbor also delivers market-leading analytics for dynamic incident response, historical analysis, visualization and forensics. Arbor strives to be a “force multiplier”, making network and security teams the experts. Our goal is to provide a richer picture into networks and more security context - so customers can solve problems faster and help reduce the risk to their business.

To learn more about Arbor products and services, please visit our website at arbornetworks.com. Arbor’s research, analysis and insight, together with data from the ATLAS® global threat intelligence system, can be found at the ATLAS Threat Portal.

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