DDoS Protection
DDoS attacks. Just a matter of time.
Attackers continue to amplify the frequency and severity of their attacks, leveraging sophisticated and easy-to-access tools to conduct DDoS offensives targeting businesses of all types. Explore Zayo’s DDoS Insights Report to see the newest trends and what you can do about them.
In-Line, Network-Based DDoS Protection
Because a single DDoS attack can cost your company $270,000 or more.
If your organization has ever suffered through a Distributed Denial-of-Service attack, we know your pain — a disruptive DDoS attack can break your ability to serve your customers. As a Tier-1 Internet provider, we’re committed to protecting our customers from the threat of disruption and downtime from a DDoS attack. Our in-line, network-based DDoS Protection software capability gives you a new way to protect every Zayo IP address from attack with a single subscription. We deliver:
DDoS defense that isn’t dependent on appliances and doesn’t require specialized skills.
Exceptional speed of response and capacity to defend against the largest attacks.
Instant-on, always-on protection that’s actively monitored by our Security Operations Center.
Running any business on the Internet without DDoS protection is a risk, and you have to ask yourself if it's one worth taking.
Anna Claibourne
An average attack lasted
45 minutes
in 1h 2024
The average dollar recovery cost is
$6,000 per minute
of each DDoS Attack
Attack volume increased by
106%
in 1H 2024 Vs. 2H 2023
Defend Against Downtime and Disruption with DDoS Attack Solutions
Whether you’re leading technology initiatives for a mid-sized organization or managing cybersecurity for an enterprise, many organizations like yours have learned that our DDoS Protection service can save them from service disruption, security risks, and the costs of mitigating an attack. Our approach gives you:
Powerful Performance
Our DDoS Protection offers proactive attack protection capabilities to ensure high-speed performance, defending against the most significant attacks at the peering edge. Our automated protection service defends your business Operating within Zayo’s Tier-1 network, utilizing over 35Tb+ of capacity to handle the largest attacks.
Resilience Ready
Zayo ensures always-on protection by rerouting any attack at the single IP address level. We offer strong fault detection, automatic rerouting, and 24/7 monitoring through our Network Operations Center (NOC) and Security Operations Center (SOC), which are dedicated to safeguarding our customers’ services.
Easy and Affordable
Our customer Security Operations Center allows for immediate protection activation without requiring hardware or specialized skills with a standard setup period of only five days, Zayo ensures rapid deployment. Considering the average cost of a DDoS attack is $6,000 per minute, along with factors like lost revenue and the expenses of detection and recovery, comprehensive protection becomes crucial. Zayo provides protection at competitive rates with multiple pricing options.
Instead of going down for an hour, we may see the network drop for three seconds, which is much more manageable for the teachers and principals than the hour we were dealing with.
Billy Russell
Your Multi-Carrier DDoS Protection Solution, Across All Your IP Traffic
If your organization uses multiple carriers for seamless operations and redundancy, don’t let one weak link put your whole network at risk. With Zayo’s multi-carrier solution, you can have peace of mind knowing all your IP traffic is safeguarded.
Proactive. Responsive. Powerful. Adding the multi-carrier option to your DDoS Protection ensures you’ll have leading-edge protection at a fraction of the cost compared to purchasing protection options from each individual carrier.
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