Cox Picks Arbor for Security

LEXINGTON, Mass. -- Arbor Networks, a leading provider of network anomaly detection solutions, today announced that Cox Communications has deployed Arbor's Peakflow SP to protect its network from a range of security threats. A Fortune 500 company, Cox Communications delivers multi-service broadband communications services to 6.3 million customers nationwide. As the operator of a complex, critical network, Cox faces a broad spectrum of infrastructure security threats. These threats include distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and network worms, such as the recent Slammer worm. "We always keep an eye on the cutting edge of security threat management," said Jeff Hartley, manager of security and abuse at Cox Communications. "Effective DDoS protection has been a network security challenge for years. Many of the early solutions fell short because they were reactive. To protect our Cox HSI Backbone, we looked for the best available technology to combat the threat proactively and brought it into our network for a thorough evaluation. While we were testing, we were hit by a significant attack. Without Peakflow, we would have been in reactive mode, relying on manual detection and elimination processes, as many service providers are when attacks hit. But armed with Peakflow, we saw the attack ramping up and were able to resolve it before it could impact our customers.""Today's distributed threats impact not just discrete systems, but the network infrastructure itself," said Thomas A. Arthur, Arbor Networks CEO and president. "Cox's proactive approach to security will translate into not only a more available, efficient network, but also superior service for its customers." Arbor Networks Inc.Cox Communications Inc.