DDoS Protection
DDoS attacks don't knock politely. They strike.
Today’s DDoS attacks are larger, more distributed, and increasingly automated by AI-driven botnets. Cloud-based mitigation, bolted on after the fact, simply can’t keep pace with modern threat velocity.
Stop attacks before they even start with Zayo’s comprehensive, network-based DDoS Protection. Built directly into our backbone, our in-line mitigation becomes smarter every day using insights from global attack patterns across our network.
Zayo’s Comprehensive, Network-Based DDoS Protection
Protecting your business from $6,000 per minute in DDoS attack impacts
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 Claiborne
$6,000 / min
Average downtime cost during a DDoS attack
$4M+
Average cost of a data breach
+70% YoY
Growth in average DDoS attack size
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 50Tb+ 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
It’s time to rethink protection – instead of an operational cost, it’s a revenue-saver. An average attack costs $6,000 per minute, and that doesn’t factor in data breaches, compliance penalties, or reputational risk. We’re committed to your protection – we can get your defense up and running within just five days. Our Security Operations Center allows for immediate protection activation without requiring hardware or specialized skills.
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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