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Alcatel-Lucent Mitigates Risks Posed by Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks

- Alert) Protection Systems (IPS). Others leverage tools like Access Control Lists (ACLs) and remotely triggered black holing (RTBH). These methods have been known to block valid attempts to access resources, eliminating the cloud-based protection made available. Likewise, traditional device and tools can help DDoS attacks by creating choke points. As the white paper articulates, to meet the growing challenges of sophisticated DDoS attacks that can circumvent legacy protection schemes, Alcatel-Lucent partnered with Arbor Networks. Together they created a solution that integrates Arbor’s Peakflow service provider TMS software with the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR. The big payoff is that as an integrated solution, it detects potential security attacks, removing them before they have the opportunity to impact the carrier cloud network. Needless-to-say, this is the protection of the critical link in the emerging world of “E”verything as a service.

One step further

This solution takes protection one step further to ensure the 7750 SR does not create a bottleneck.  It only forwards suspect traffic to the MS-ISA TMS for the scrubbing process. After the application of a series of attack identification and mitigation techniques, clean packets emerge and are forwarded via the router to their original destination. The benefits of Alcatel-Lucent’s approach to DDoS, as compared with the traditional approach, include the:

Simplification of existing scrubbing center designs Ability to deploy the solution in a distributed model Ability to enable DDoS scrubbing across a wide range of verticals, customers and geographies Enabling of service providers to customize their deployment architectures to ensure optimal security.

Alcatel-Lucent’s Integrated DDoS Protection Solution is a good option for service providers considering Greenfield deployments and those using Arbor Networks for DDoS threat mitigation. Service providers offering cloud solutions can differentiate their existing VPN and business Internet offerings, while including the value-added protection necessary. As a result, provider assets are protected and customer confidence is retained over the long term.

Peace of mind is a difficult thing to achieve, and security still ranks as the number one concern of entities considering moving all or part of their business to cloud-based solutions. This puts a premium on carriers being able to vouch for the security of their services, especially from DDoS attacks. In fact, understanding of how your service provider mitigates such risk ought to be at the top of questions you ask. An argument can be made that the cloud is in some ways even more secure than legacy-based solutions, but this is definitely a case where you need to know before you go.

Edited by Peter Bernstein


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Mitigation "Playbook" Can Reduce Impact of Attacks, Says Prolexic

By Calvin AzuriTMCnet Contributor Share

Prolexic Technologies recently announced having a mitigation “playbook” helped six of its global financial services clients minimize the impact of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks during Q1 2012.

“Because these companies had worked with us to develop and test a mitigation playbook in advance, the usual panic that can grip an organization during a DDoS attack was avoided,” said Neal Quinn, Prolexic’s vice president of Operations. “In addition, Prolexic was able to deploy its mitigation services faster and more efficiently. DDoS attacks are deliberate, targeted events – happening on a daily basis – that demand a preparedness plan much like homeowners preparing for hurricane season. When the hurricane inevitably hits, they don’t panic because they knew what to expect and what steps to take to protect their investment.”

The scope of a playbook revolves around having a rehearsed and tested plan that clearly states the responsibilities and role of the person in charge during a DDoS attack. It also defines a detailed communications strategy.

To help organizations prepare against DDoS eventualities, Prolexic said they should work with their DDoS mitigation service provider in rehearsing simulated DDoS attacks so that both internal and external communications can be optimized during an actual attack.

To enhance their communications strategies, Prolexic recommends organizations focus on managing communications so there is no confusion over who’s in charge during a DDoS attack. Organizations should ensure their incident response teams use a single point of contact for communicating within the organization.

Organizations should also be aware of key persons who need to be contacted during a DDoS attack, to avoid unnecessary panic across the organization. Thirdly, organizations must guarantee information, such as names and phone numbers of key contacts, is organized for easy and fast access.

Procedures and policies governing teleconference bridges should include a mitigation bridge allowing engineers to coordinate and monitor mitigation activities, while a troubleshooting bridge enables engineers and application owners to examine issues that arise during the on-ramping process.

A Security Emergency Response Team (SERT) bridge should also be set up with security and forensics persons.

“When everyone in an organization, not just IT staff  understands what it is really like to be under a DDoS attack before one actually occurs, they will be able to face the actual event with more confidence, control and calm,” added Quinn. “As a result, the DDoS mitigation process will go more smoothly for a faster return to business as usual. That is why Prolexic advises all of our customers to prepare themselves for the real thing with a simulated DDoS incident and to incorporate DDoS into their incident response plan.”

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To Combat Cyber Attacks, Microsoft and Federal Marshalls Join to Pinpoint Criminals

By Jamie Epstein, TMCnet Web Editor

As security breaches continue to adversely affect multiple enterprises all around the world, employees at computer giant Microsoft (News

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