The service monitors site traffic to spot surges and unusual patterns of activity that could be the result of a DDos attack, the firm said. It uses a threat management system (TMS) from Arbor Networks, which helped develop the service, to create a profile of expected traffic for the client website.
According to BT, once an attack is detected, the data is diverted through a filtering device to stop malicious traffic reaching the site.
Businesses that use the service will be able to view their protected networks via a web portal and check information relating to any attacks.
The bespoke service is available to UK customers now and cost depends on company size.
BT launches managed service to tackle DDoS attacks
By
Fiona Raisbeck
on Oct 2, 2007 10:03AM
BT has launched a managed service designed to protect company websites against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
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