BROOMFIELD, Colo., Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As the fight
for a safe and secure Internet intensifies around the world, Level
3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) enhances its managed security
portfolio with a new tool for enterprises looking to safeguard
their critical data and systems, Level 3sm DDoS
Mitigation Service. The differentiated service provides protection
closer to the network edge, saving customers time and money when it
matters most – in the face of an attack.
"Level 3 has continued to listen to our customers to help them
securely grow their business and provide solutions that help them
efficiently solve the challenges they face today," said
Anthony Christie, chief marketing
officer at Level 3. "This announcement underscores not only our
customer commitment but also our ability to change the way
enterprises think about security, offering them a new layer of
protection."
The combination of Level 3's expansive network which provides
extensive attack traffic visibility and the service's ability to
work on both Level 3 and on third-party networks provides a clear
differentiator in the marketplace for customers. The vast level of
visibility comes from the company's Content Delivery Network (CDN),
IP and Domain Name System (DNS) networks. The addition of Level 3's
threat analysis capabilities and managed security services enable
it to assist enterprises in building a strong security posture to
address today's complex threat landscape.
"Throughout my tenure in the cybersecurity business, I have
never seen such an accelerated and sophisticated cyber threat
landscape – and attacks will only continue to grow in frequency,
size and complexity," said Chris
Richter, senior vice president of managed security
services at Level 3. "Level 3 has leveraged its global network
infrastructure and managed security services with leading detection
and mitigation technologies to provide our customers with a truly
advanced layer of defense against these evolving exploits."
Evolving Threat Landscape Necessitates Multi-layered
Solutions
According to the 2014 Radware Global Application
& Network Security Report, 51 percent of reported DDoS attacks
targeted the network and 49 percent targeted applications. A
multi-layer approach – starting with the network – lets enterprises
protect their critical information from either type of attack.
Having both network controls and scrubbing centers allows Level 3
to predict and detect malicious attacks, alert customers and
quickly re-route traffic to defend their critical data
infrastructures.
At the core of the service, Level 3 leverages its vast DDoS
ingest capacity, 4.5 terabits per second, to monitor customer's
traffic and route infected packets to one of Level 3's globally
located scrubbing centers before being returned via a private
connection or the public Internet.
"An integrated security approach is a natural evolution of DDoS
protection. Applying advanced analytics to rich, flow-based
security data to augment traditional security data enables new
functionality, to not only block attacks but also predict them,"
according to Frank Dickson, a
research director with Frost & Sullivan. "With its global
network reach and visibility, Level 3 is well positioned to take
advantage of data analytics for the purpose of improving the
efficacy of DDoS detection and mitigation techniques."
DDoS Mitigation with Extensive Attack Traffic
Visibility
The global service provides enhanced network
routing, rate limiting and IP filtering alongside a network-based
detection and mitigation scrubbing solution. Additionally,
enterprises gain the benefits of threat intelligence used by Level
3's Security Operations Center (SOC).
Additional benefits include:
- Improved Performance – Ensure website, core applications
and infrastructure remain secure and available
- Greater Security – Defend against a wide range of attack
types and sizes from layers 3 to 7
- Reduced Costs – Minimize upfront capital
expenditures while providing multiple protection options for any IT
budget
- Global and Scalable Coverage – Support flexible and
growing networks in locations around the globe with scrubbing
centers distributed throughout the world, not just in North America
For more information on Level 3's advanced network and security
offerings, visit www.level3.com.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications,
Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company that provides local,
national and global communications services to enterprise,
government and carrier customers. Level 3's comprehensive portfolio
of secure, managed solutions includes fiber and infrastructure
solutions; IP-based voice and data communications; wide-area
Ethernet services; video and content distribution; data center and
cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves customers in more than 500
markets in over 60 countries across a global services platform
anchored by owned fiber networks on three continents and connected
by extensive undersea facilities. For more information, please
visit www.level3.com or get to know us on Twitter, Facebook and
LinkedIn.
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Forward-Looking Statement
Some
statements made in this press release are forward-looking in nature
and are based on management's current expectations or beliefs.
These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance
and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors,
many of which are outside Level 3's control, which could cause
actual events to differ materially from those expressed or implied
by the statements. Important factors that could prevent Level 3
from achieving its stated goals include, but are not limited to,
the company's ability to: successfully integrate the tw telecom
acquisition; manage risks associated with continued uncertainty in
the global economy; increase revenue from its services to realize
its targets for financial and operating performance; maintain and
increase traffic on its network; develop and maintain effective
business support systems; manage system and network failures or
disruptions; avert the breach of its network and computer system
security measures; develop new services that meet customer demands
and generate acceptable margins; manage the future expansion or
adaptation of its network to remain competitive; defend
intellectual property and proprietary rights; manage continued or
accelerated decreases in market pricing for communications
services; obtain capacity for its network from other providers and
interconnect its network with other networks on favorable terms;
attract and retain qualified management and other personnel;
successfully integrate future acquisitions; effectively manage
political, legal, regulatory, foreign currency and other risks it
is exposed to due to its substantial international operations;
mitigate its exposure to contingent liabilities; and meet all of
the terms and conditions of its debt obligations. Additional
information concerning these and other important factors can be
found within Level 3's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Statements in this press release should be evaluated in
light of these important factors. Level 3 is under no obligation
to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update or alter
its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or
otherwise.
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