Arbor Networks

Arbor Networks is a global provider of security solutions for telecom operators and large corporations. Arbor Networks solutions allow you to monitor your computing networks and effectively detect anomalies and DDoS attacks. Distributed attack suppression capabilities, high performance and scalability of solutions, independence from the type and manufacturer of backbone network equipment are key advantages of Arbor Networks solutions. Cooperation with global telecom operators has enabled Arbor Networks to implement deep peering and routing analysis, reporting mechanisms and a platform for providing additional services.

History

2022: Revoke license for DDoS protection software in Russia

As it became known on March 9, 2022, FSUE Main Radio Frequency Center (GRCC, subordinate to Roskomnadzor) notified telecommunications companies of the revocation of the license for cloud software of the American company Arbor to protect against DDoS attacks. The license was revoked by Netscout, which owns Arbor.

According to Kommersant, citing this letter to the GRCC, telecom operators using Arbor cloud licenses urgently need to switch to the appliance based licensing model (software deployed not in the cloud, but on physical devices: routers and local servers).

Russian telecom operators were banned from using the most popular software to protect against DDoS attacks. It's American

According to sources of the publication, Arbor occupies a leading position in the Russian market. Alternatives available by March 2022 are less effective, and the use of local software over time will reduce the level of protection to a minimum. In addition, according to the interlocutors of the newspaper, when using local protective equipment, the quality and speed of the operation of protective systems deteriorate, the possibility of additional protection from attacks on channel overflow disappears.

Cloudy DDoS protection allows, in particular, to pass traffic through various nodes and monitor the security status of systems from many points in the world, and the transition from the Arbor cloud license will cut off part of the product functionality. According to the head, Qrator Labs Alexandra Lyamina a replacement for Arbor can be found in, and China. Israel He Russia also noted that Arbor remains one of the largest customers not only in Russia, but also in Europe since. " Sochi Olympics Rostelecom

Rostelecom itself told Kommersant that the company uses both foreign and Russian protection systems against DDoS attacks. Given the current situation, the company representative emphasized, customers "are prioritized transferred to the system with minimal risks."

Arbor uses many operators who also provide DDoS attack protection services in addition to communication services, as well as large business to protect their data centers, the source of the publication added in one of the integrators.^[1]

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