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Lumen takes Network-as-a-Service to the next level with Equinix

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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DENVER, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) is accelerating its vision to cloudify traditional network services and disrupt the telecom industry by integrating its Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform with Equinix Fabric. This will enable Equinix's 10,000 customers to instantly buy, use, and manage Lumen® Internet On-Demand and future Lumen® NaaS services.

Key Points: 
  • This will enable Equinix's 10,000 customers to instantly buy, use, and manage Lumen® Internet On-Demand and future Lumen® NaaS services.
  • "Offering businesses a quick and easy network buying experience is what makes our collaboration with Equinix so valuable," said Andrew Dugan, CTO for Lumen.
  • "Lumen is bringing its NaaS platform to Equinix, giving their customers access to quick bandwidth boosts and personalized on-demand services.
  • The customer provisions a virtual connection in Equinix Fabric and connects it to the Lumen port.

DDoS Attacks in H1 2023 Up 200% from 2022 According to New Zayo Data

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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Rapid Acceleration of Attacks: There was a 314% increase in overall attacks from the first half of 2022 to the first half of 2023.

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  • Rapid Acceleration of Attacks: There was a 314% increase in overall attacks from the first half of 2022 to the first half of 2023.
  • The industry saw the most frequent attacks, accounting for roughly half of the total attack volume, with more than 37,000 attacks in the first half of 2023.
  • “With a huge rise in attacks in 2023 and more attacks over 100Gbps, the odds are not in your favor.
  • Year-over-year comparative analyses refer to Zayo data collected during the same time frame from 2022.

Lumen research reveals threat actors are modifying tactics to disrupt businesses

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
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DENVER, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyber attackers will never stop trying to overwhelm network defenders, and they constantly change their tactics to make Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and application attacks more difficult to stop. New data from Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), however, indicate the company's DDoS mitigation service continues to stop these complex attacks.

Key Points: 
  • New data from Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), however, indicate the company's DDoS mitigation service continues to stop these complex attacks.
  • It shows complex, multi-vector attacks continue to rise, but Lumen® DDoS Mitigation and Application Protection services are helping mitigate them.
  • Forty-four percent of Lumen's Q2 DDoS mitigations were multi-vector in nature, meaning the threat actors combined two or more attack techniques.
  • See how Lumen Rapid Threat Defense uses global threat intelligence from Black Lotus Labs® as a countermeasure to block DDoS bots on the network as traffic hits a scrubbing center.

Nexcess Launches Cloudflare-Powered CDN to Accelerate Load Times & Site Performance for Managed Hosting Customers

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Monday, August 7, 2023
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ATLANTA, Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexcess, the premium hosting provider optimized for WordPress, WooCommerce, and Magento, today announced the launch of an integrated CDN powered by Cloudflare and available free of charge for all Nexcess fully managed hosting customers.

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  • ATLANTA, Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexcess, the premium hosting provider optimized for WordPress, WooCommerce, and Magento, today announced the launch of an integrated CDN powered by Cloudflare and available free of charge for all Nexcess fully managed hosting customers.
  • Fully managed hosting customers can also choose to add on Nexcess Performance Shield, a bundled feature set for customers seeking even stronger website performance and security.
  • "We're thrilled to partner with high-quality solutions like Cloudflare to enable better performance and profitability for our customers.
  • Nexcess Performance Shield starts at $5 per month per site and can be purchased directly from the Nexcess customer portal.

Lumen shakes up telecom industry with Network-as-a-Service offering

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Monday, July 31, 2023
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DENVER, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) launched its flagship capability on its Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform today. It's the first important step toward the company's bold vision to disrupt the telecom industry. By offering customers radical flexibility in how they buy, use, and manage networking services, Lumen is cloudifying traditional telecom.

Key Points: 
  • It's the first important step toward the company's bold vision to disrupt the telecom industry.
  • By offering customers radical flexibility in how they buy, use, and manage networking services, Lumen is cloudifying traditional telecom.
  • Lumen® Internet On-Demand is the first and flagship service added to the Lumen NaaS platform, starting with limited availability.
  • "Lumen is putting the customer at the center of our Network-as-a-Service platform, creating a cloud-like experience for buying, consuming, and managing our network services," said Andrew Dugan, Lumen CTO.

Nokia Threat Intelligence Report finds malicious IoT botnet activity has sharply increased

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
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There are billions of IoT devices worldwide, ranging from smart refrigerators, medical sensors, and smart watches; many of which have lax security protections.

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  • There are billions of IoT devices worldwide, ranging from smart refrigerators, medical sensors, and smart watches; many of which have lax security protections.
  • The Threat Intelligence Report is compiled by experts at the Threat Intelligence Center in Canada, the Nokia Cyber Security Center in France; the Nokia Security Operations Center in India; and Nokia Deepfield, a part of Nokia focusing on software applications covering network analytics and DDoS security.
  • Hamdy Farid, Senior Vice President, Business Applications at Nokia said: “The key findings in this report underline both the scale and sophistication of cybercriminal activity today.
  • A single botnet DDoS attack can involve hundreds of thousands of IoT devices, representing a significant threat to networks globally.

Lumen research reveals a rise in sophisticated, complex DDoS attacks in Q1 2023

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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DENVER, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --  Lumen Technologies® (NYSE: LUMN) today released its latest report detailing Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigations in Q1 2023. For the first time, the report also includes Q1 data from Lumen's API and application protection partner, ThreatX. The combined report – which examines DDoS attacks that Lumen mitigated for its customers and application requests that ThreatX blocked for its customers – provides a more holistic view of the overall threat landscape.

Key Points: 
  • DENVER, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies ® (NYSE: LUMN) today released its latest report detailing Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigations in Q1 2023.
  • Twenty six percent of all single-vector attacks in Q1 utilized DNS amplification – a 417% increase over the same quarter last year.
  • Lumen mitigated more than 8,600 DDoS attacks in Q1 – a 40% increase year-over-year and the second-busiest quarter in two years.
  • Eighty-five percent of the largest 1,000 DDoS attacks that Lumen mitigated in Q1 targeted the telecommunications industry.

Edgio Strengthens Edge Security with DDoS Scrubbing and Enhanced Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) Capabilities

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Thursday, February 23, 2023
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These new capabilities are aimed at reducing the damage caused by the increase in severity of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and other sophisticated application attacks.

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  • These new capabilities are aimed at reducing the damage caused by the increase in severity of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and other sophisticated application attacks.
  • The new DDoS scrubbing solution provides dedicated DDoS mitigation capacity that protects all protocols and direct-to-origin attacks and complements Edgio’s 250+ Tbps edge network to deliver full spectrum DDoS protection.
  • And, new enhancements to its Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) capabilities include advanced rule customizer, outbound data leak prevention, proxy detection, enhanced configurability and region code support to help customers comply with geographical compliance rules.
  • Its advanced security solutions offer full-spectrum network and application DDoS protection, advanced web application and API protection (WAAP) with Dual WAAP Mode, and enterprise-grade bot management.

Lumen research reveals latest DDoS stats, trends, predictions and costs

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Monday, February 13, 2023
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DENVER, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies® (NYSE: LUMN) today released its latest report detailing Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) activity from Q4- and full-year 2022. The report includes 2023 predictions, a DDoS cost breakdown, and Q4 and full-year data from the Lumen DDoS mitigation service.

Key Points: 
  • The report includes 2023 predictions, a DDoS cost breakdown, and Q4 and full-year data from the Lumen DDoS mitigation service.
  • Read the Lumen Q4 2022 DDoS Report , and register for a live Q&A with Lumen security researchers who will discuss the findings on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. MT.
  • Researchers reviewed data from the Lumen DDoS mitigation service to develop the following predictions for 2023:
    Attackers will find new resources to leverage.
  • It occurred in Q2 2022 and was also the largest DDoS attack Lumen has mitigated to-date.

Nozomi Networks Labs Report Finds Ruin vs. Ransom Dominates 2022 Threat Landscape

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The latest OT/IoT security report from Nozomi Networks Labs finds wiper malware, IoT botnet activity, and the Russia/Ukraine war significantly influenced the 2022 threat landscape.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The latest OT/IoT security report from Nozomi Networks Labs finds wiper malware, IoT botnet activity, and the Russia/Ukraine war significantly influenced the 2022 threat landscape.
  • “Over the past six months, cyberattacks have increased significantly, causing major disruption to industries ranging from transportation to healthcare,” said Roya Gordon, Nozomi Networks OT/IoT Security Research Evangelist.
  • Nozomi Networks Labs uncovered growing security concerns as botnets continue to use default credentials in attempts to access IoT Devices.
  • Nozomi Networks’ “OT/IoT Security Report: A Deep Look into the ICS Threat Landscape” provides security professionals with the latest insights needed to re-evaluate risk models and security initiatives, along with actionable recommendations for securing critical infrastructure.