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DAY 2 THE INCOMPAS SHOW
DDoS Attacks Increase; NTT Com Prevails
Cyber security remains in the headlines
with world leaders. They and network
engineers are talking about the hazards,
the risks and are searching for remedies.
A recent report by provider Akamai found an
increase in total distributed denial of service
(DDoS) attacks of 149 percent in the fourth
quarter of 2015 compared with the same period
in 2014. The study also said the average DDoS
attack lasted nearly 15 hours.
That means 15 hours during which customers
can’t shop online, pay their bills or check email.
One of the most common types of online
threats, a DDoS attack is an attempt to make a
network resource unavailable by interrupting or
suspending services of a host connected to the
Internet. These attacks can strike at any time,
potentially crippling network infrastructure and
severely degrading user experience.
Depending on the type and severity of
the attack the impact might result in network
damages, decreased productivity and irreparable
harm to a company’s brand.
Any organization with an online presence is a
potential target for a DDoS attack, and yet many
organizations have inadequate security strate-
gies in place for defending against such a threat.
Early DDoS attacks were focused primarily on
flooding network resources with unwanted traffic
so that legitimate traffic would be unable to reach
the intended target. More recently, application
layer attacks designed to compromise a specific
service on a host have become more prevalent.
Because application layer attack traffic looks
similar to legitimate traffic, traditional security
measures, such as filtering, firewalls and IPS/
IDS are not sufficient defenses.
In addition, attackers are learning from the
defending countermeasures being used and
adjusting their attacks towards other targets and
vulnerabilities.
The motivations of attackers can range from
social and political protests to financial extortion
with the intent to disrupt governments, organiza-
tions or businesses and cause financial or repu-
tational harm.
In many cases DDoS attacks are the cover for
other crimes, such as property, fund or data thefts.
Websites dedicated to reporting abuses or censor-
ship often become targets of DDoS attacks as well.
Internet-centric businesses, online retailers
and e-commerce websites are especially vulner-
able even if they have some DDoS mitigation
tools in place. However, insufficient budget
resources, shortage of qualified personnel and
lack of C-level support are still critical barriers to
preventing and mitigating attacks, a report from
the Ponemon Institute found.
There is no single defense strategy to defend
against today’s sophisticated and evolving DDoS
threat landscape. Instead, a layered defense
approach is recommended that combines tradi-
tional security measures, vast availability of
bandwidth, intelligent DDoS mitigation systems
and sound risk management strategies.
Recognizing the ongoing and increasing
threats from DDoS attacks, NTT Com has
deployed technologies to help mitigate these
threats. Built on industry-leading DDoS protec-
tion platforms, NTT Com’s global Tier-1 IP
network and around-the-clock expert moni-
toring services, the company’s DDoS Protection
Service allows for fast and effective actions to
minimize the impact of a DDoS attack.
When notified of a possible attack, NTT
Com’s expert Network Security Team analyzes
key network data to confirm whether an attack is
in progress, and then rapidly re-directs incoming
traffic through the mitigation platform.
The DDoS Protection Service platform is built
on best-of-breed technology, which removes
attack traffic and passes legitimate “clean” traffic
onto a network, allowing businesses to stay
online and function during the attack.
NTT Com offers the technology, experience
and flexibility that communications service
providers, CLECs, ISPs, network operators and
Internet-centric businesses need to design and
implement a comprehensive and successful
DDoS defense strategy. o
For more information about NTT Com and its
DDoS attack protection, go to
A NPI, a provider of unified communica-
tions as a service (UCaaS) solutions,
announced it will offer its award-
winning UCaaS solution to VARs and
MSPs for private label.
With the private label solution, ANPI provides
all the advanced features, tools and collateral
so a provider can market, sell and deliver an
innovative, custom-branded UCaaS solution.
The fully-integrated solution includes hosted
IP PBX functionality with unified messaging,
presence, multimedia collaboration and seam-
lessly integrated mobility supported by a carrier-
grade network and enablement resources that
allows partners to be selling in 90 days.
ANPI has enabled more than 100 ILECs to
sell their own branded solution.
“The UCaaS market is a multi-billion dollar
marketplace with a tremendous growth profile,
and with ANPI’s unfolding suite of UCaaS solu-
tions, we are well positioned to realize the
opportunities in this growing and vibrant market-
place,” said Mike Cromwell, ANPI CSO/CMO.
ANPI can enable a partner to be up and
running with its own branded offering in less
than 90 days.
The most unique aspect of ANPI’s offering is
its “build-to-bill” order and customer manage-
ment platform. The software platform, known as
Atlas, consolidates order management, fulfill-
ment, provisioning and customer care of the
solution into a single platform, giving providers
complete control and a personalized process
management experience.
ANPI has invested more than $24 million
into the UCaaS solution and built it on top of
a carrier-grade voice network that transports
billions of minutes per year.
The UCaaS solution was purpose-built from
the ground up to enable ANPI partners the
ability to own the customer experience from
proposal through implementation.
ANPI offers a private label hosted unified
communications solution for carriers and as
direct connections, wholesale long distance,
peering, tandem access and SS7 solutions.
Based in Springfield, Ill., ANPI began
serving rural telecom companies in 1996, and
today serves the voice and data needs of
nearly 800 ILECs, CLECs, IXCs and regional
wireless carriers, as well as more than a
thousand business customers throughout the
United States.
ANPI also owns and operates a nationwide
IP network with switching and/or PoP facili-
ties in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles,
Las Vegas, and New York City, and monitors
all activity around-the-clock in its own network
operations center. o
For more information, go to or
call 877-366-2674.
ANPI Opens UCaaS Solution to VARs and MSPs