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BT Adds DDoS Mitigation Service to ‘Cloud of Clouds’ Security Portfolio

BT Adds DDoS Mitigation Service to ‘Cloud of Clouds’ Security Portfolio Image Credit: BT

BT is adding a new Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation service to its ‘Cloud of Clouds’ security portfolio to help organizations stay secure and ensure continuity of service amid growing number of threats and attacks. The service, Assure DDOS, is designed as a modular, subscription cloud-based service, so different levels of protection can be added as required with no capital expenditure. The service was launched in the UK in 2014 and is now available globally.

The introduction of Assure DDOS follows the rollout of BT's authentication services into the cloud through its BT Assure Cloud Identity access management service, and the embedding of firewall security directly into the network via its Assure Cloud Firewall.

BT’s ‘Cloud of Clouds’ security capabilities provide access to highly skilled cyber security specialists and to innovative demonstrations where visitors get to experience a real-life working environment and the security actions based on up to the minute threat intelligence. 

According to BT, its own research shows that 41 per cent of organisations globally were hit by DDoS attacks during the course of 2014, with three quarters of those (78 per cent) targeted twice or more in the year.

Mark Hughes, CEO, BT Security
Security is at the very top of the agenda for CIOs, and business leaders in general, when they look at leveraging the opportunities of the cloud. The risks associated with cloud computing are another business risk to be managed through robust governance practices, and those risks increase as organisations embrace cloud services hosted outside of their own estate. Our vision of the ‘Cloud of Clouds’ brings security to the heart of BT’s cloud services integration offer.

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