New Cyber Defense Solutions Protect SAIC Customers from Distributed Denial of Service Attacks
February 21 2018 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
SAIC and Community DNS join forces to launch
cloud-based capabilities that strengthen customers’ enterprise
security measures
Large-scale, persistent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
attacks directed at cyber infrastructure are becoming a major
threat to our federal government and commercial customers. DDoS
attacks slow down, or in some cases, completely block access to
websites or services.
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) with
Community DNS LLC will now offer an innovative set of advanced
cybersecurity and intelligence services to mitigate DDoS and other
DNS based attacks. These offerings will give customers an
innovative and cost effective solution without purchasing software
or hardware for their infrastructure.
“CommunityDNS is a leading Internet operations, security, and
DNS service provider. Partnering with CommunityDNS enables SAIC to
offer services that may prevent regrettable events from unfolding,”
said Paul Welch, SAIC vice president of cyber solutions. “These
threats are constantly evolving. Together, we are working to
provide customers with solutions that address a top pain point
without requiring burdensome network software deployments.”
DDoS attacks can overwhelm a site with malicious requests. These
attacks are increasingly targeting network infrastructure and the
Domain Name System (DNS); the system that translates domain names
to IP addresses.
This new offering joins SAIC’s as-a-service (aaS) cyber suite
that offers mitigation capabilities that block and protect
organizations against large scale DDoS attacks at or near the point
of attack. By focusing on the point of attack, this capability
keeps customers’ websites running smoothly without impacting the
network or servers.
SAIC can also provide resiliency and security by putting
authoritative DNS nodes inside a customer’s architecture. These
hardened nodes contain authoritative DNS records and ensure our
clients remain up and running when parts of the Internet are
failing.
These aaS offerings also include cyber situational awareness
capabilities by providing near real-time, high-resolution Border
Gateway Protocol data, giving organizations visibility into their
data as it travels over the Internet.
SAIC’s solution does the following:
- Provides resiliency in the face of
massive DDoS attacks
- Removes cache poisoning or
man-in-the-middle attacks on DNS
- Enables in-network users to communicate
if access to the Internet is limited
- Enhances Cyber Threat Hunting with near
realtime BGP data
“We are honored to be working with a stellar company like SAIC
to deliver superior solutions to customers whose presence and
security on the global Internet is paramount,” said CommunityDNS
President Adam Suri.
About SAIC
SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life
cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering,
intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC
is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain
knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and
integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC’s more than
15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve
customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston,
Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion.
For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news,
please visit our newsroom.
About Community DNS LLC
For over two decades, the CDNS name is synonymous with providing
operations, security and resiliency to the Internet’s critical
infrastructure, including the Internet’s authoritative Domain Name
System (DNS), Top Level Domains (TLDs), and communication services.
The parent company, CDNS, is Headquartered out of Bath, UK with
operations in the United Kingdom, Japan, and the United States, and
with point-of-presence in over 48 countries across five continents.
For more information, visit cdns.com.
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