Next generation du Managed DDoS Protect solution detects and mitigates complex volumetric and application layer attacks

Dubai, UAE, 10 July 2013

Building on the successful launch of its DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) Protect solution during GITEX 2012, and as part of its continuous efforts to help businesses in the UAE mitigate frequent DDoS attacks, du has announced an enhanced next generation Managed Security Services portfolio by introducing range of cloud-based security solutions. These enhanced solutions can detect the ever-growing number of complex protocols used in DDoS attacks, as well as having the capability to handle higher capacity attacks. 

Hatem Bamatraf, Executive Vice President, Enterprise, du, said: "Our next generation Managed DDoS Protect demonstrates our commitment to continuously investing in Managed Security, which enables enterprise customers to stay abreast of growing security challenges. As enterprise security threats grow in size and sophistication, existing protection tools cannot keep up with the increasingly dynamic and polymorphic threats that leverage a mixture of volumetric and application layer attacks. Edge resources near the target, such as IDS, IPS and firewalls, can be overwhelmed fairly easily, rendering protection irrelevant. DDoS protection is one of the very few security requirements organisations can only address via a managed security service from an upstream provider, such as an ISP, using a cloud-based detection and mitigation approach to the problem."

du's Next Generation Managed DDoS Protect enables enterprises to respond in real-time to DDoS attacks, while keeping legitimate traffic flowing in to its network.

Some of the unique features of du's Next Generation DDoS protection service offering are:

· Real time DDoS threat intelligence to provide personalized DDoS detection and mitigation to customers' networks. This approach ensures that each customer threat situation is analyzed and managed separately rather than using blanket approach.

· Full visibility on application layer attack detection through 1:1 IP packet inspection offers better protection compared to services where they only do sample inspection periodically.

du's Managed Security Service is available as a value-added offering bundled with the Premium Broadband subscription.

For further details, please visit www.du.ae/managedservices.

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About du
We opened for business in 2006. We offer mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to individuals, homes and businesses. We also provide carrier services for businesses and satellite up/downlink services for TV broadcasters.

As a rapidly-growing enterprise, we have a team of experts working to enhance and expand our bouquet of service offerings. Our people come from over 60 countries - we mirror the rich cultural diversity of our nation, while being able to serve our customers in a variety of languages.

Over 50% of our senior management team and customer-facing employees are UAE nationals, and we remain committed to providing fulfilling opportunities for quality talent in a cosmopolitan working environment.

By the end of 2012, more than 6.45 million people and over 50,000 businesses have chosen to use our services. In a survey conducted by ARC Chart, we were named the Best Mobile Broadband Network 2012 in the Middle East and Africa region. We also ranked first in MENA's Standard & Poor/Hawkamah Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Index in 2011.

du is 39.5 percent owned by Emirates Investment Authority, 20.081 percent by Mubadala Development Company PJSC, 19.5 percent by Emirates Communications and Technology LLC and the remaining stake by public shareholders. du is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and trades under the name 'du'.

For further information, please contact:

Saugat Chatterjee
Public Relations Manager 
Brand & Communications
du
Mobile: +971 55 9367045
Email: saugat.chatterjee@du.ae

Reka Sepsy
LeoComm PR
Tel: +971 4 367 6154 
Mobile: +971 55 220 68 20
Fax: +971 4 367 2615
Email: reka.sepsy@leocommpr.com

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