DDoS Protection & Attack Mitigation
NETSCOUT's Arbor DDoS protection delivers unmatched, adaptive defense against today's most dynamic and complex attacks — backed by over 25 years of expertise, global threat intelligence, and AI/ML-powered automation. It is the only solution that adapts in real time to changing attack strategies without human intervention.
OverView
Adaptive DDoS protection — how it works.
ATLAS global threat intelligence continuously monitors 800 Tbps of internet traffic, powering automated countermeasures in real time
AI and ML analyze new attack traffic against existing countermeasures, automatically verifying threats and activating tailored defenses
Adaptive protection covers all attack types: volumetric, TCP state exhaustion, application-layer, DNS Water Torture, carpet bombing, and multi-vector attacks
Hybrid model — on-premises AED blocks edge and application attacks; Arbor Cloud absorbs massive volumetric floods — both tightly integrated via automated cloud signaling
Carpet bombing detection identifies distributed attacks targeting large IP ranges simultaneously — aggregating thousands of alerts into a single actionable alert
Service providers can monetize protection as a managed DDoS-as-a-Service offering with per-customer policies, reporting, and mitigation controls
Arbor DDoS Protection Suite
Enterprise-Grade Security Simplified for Small and Medium Businesses
Arbor Edge Defense (AED)
Inline, always-on DDoS protection deployed at the network perimeter — between the internet router and firewall. AI- and ML-powered stateless packet analysis automatically detects and mitigates all DDoS attacks without impacting legitimate traffic.
Arbor Sightline with Sentinel
Industry-leading network visibility and DDoS detection solution capable of automatically detecting complex, multi-vector attacks and orchestrating multiple mitigation methods. Delivers unified single-pane-of-glass view of all attack and mitigation activity.
Arbor Threat Mitigation System (TMS)
Highly scalable, out-of-band, stateless DDoS mitigation — up to 500 Gbps per appliance and 50 Tbps per deployment. Surgically removes attack traffic while enabling the flow of legitimate traffic, with full physical and virtual deployment support.
Arbor Cloud
Cloud-based DDoS scrubbing service with 16 worldwide centers and over 15 Tbps of capacity. Inbound traffic is routed via BGP or DNS through scrubbing centers, and only clean traffic is returned. Backed by NETSCOUT’s 24×7 ASERT security team.
Netscout in Numbers
Real results. Measurable impact. Scalable trust.
Internet traffic monitored in real time via ATLAS
Cloud scrubbing capacity across 16 global centers
DDoS protection expertise & research
ATLAS threat intelligence
End-to-End Digital Solutions. Built to Scale.
From network infrastructure to secure cloud and collaboration platforms, GTS designs, implements,
and supports scalable systems tailored to complex enterprise environments.
ATLAS Intelligence Feed (AIF)
Provides up-to-date, real-time threat intelligence on the latest DDoS vectors, automatically feeding defenses across AED, TMS, Sightline, and Arbor Cloud to automate protection against trending attack patterns.
ASERT Security Research Team
NETSCOUT’s elite security engineering and response team, referred to as “super remediators” provides 24×7 monitoring, expert threat research, and direct feedback during active incidents through a comprehensive ticketing system.
DDoS Threat Intelligence Report
NETSCOUT’s annual report documents attack trends across frequency, size, and complexity, including documented rises in carpet bombing (110%+ increase) and multi-vector attacks, giving organizations the intelligence needed to build proactive defenses.