NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense
NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense is an always-on, inline security solution deployed on premises between an internet router and firewall.
What NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense is
NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense is an always-on, inline security solution deployed on premises between an internet router and firewall. It provides stateless perimeter protection against short-lived application-layer and state-exhaustion DDoS attacks affecting applications and firewalls. The system can block inbound scanning and brute-force attempts, communications with known malicious sites, and outbound command-and-control traffic from compromised devices. For content-delivery-network deployments, it addresses direct-to-origin attacks and sources exploiting CDN proxies. AI-driven traffic analysis detects and classifies new attacks, recommends countermeasures, and can automatically mitigate them. Protection can use indicators from NETSCOUT’s ATLAS Intelligence Feed or third-party threat-intelligence feeds. Administrators can selectively decrypt traffic for chosen services, IP segments, or protection levels. Listed integrations include REST API, STIX/TAXII, and Syslog with CEF and LEEF formats. Arbor Enterprise Manager centralizes deployment, DDoS management, and reporting. Appliance and virtual form factors are available. Pricing is provided on request.
Good
- Always-on inline perimeter deployment
- Blocks scanning and brute-force attempts
- AI-driven attack classification and mitigation
- REST, STIX/TAXII, and Syslog support
- Appliance and virtual form factors
Watch out
- Pricing is available only on request
- Requires on-premises deployment
- Selective decryption targets chosen services or segments
Who it suits
Arbor Edge Defense suits organizations needing always-on, on-premises perimeter protection for DDoS and related threats. It is relevant when centralized management, threat-intelligence feeds, or cloud-signaled mitigation are required.
Verdict
Arbor Edge Defense focuses on inline DDoS mitigation and broader perimeter threat blocking. Its integrations, selective decryption, and optional Arbor Cloud signaling support networks with varied protection and management needs.
The facts
Each one read from NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Adaptive protection
- Its AI-driven traffic analysis detects and classifies new attacks, recommends countermeasures, and can automatically mitigate them.checked 11 Oct 2001
- CDN awareness
- It can stop direct-to-origin attacks and apply countermeasures to sources exploiting CDN proxies.checked 11 Oct 2001
- CDN integration
- CDN-aware mitigation targets direct-to-origin attacks and sources exploiting CDN proxies, allowing AED to work with CDN DDoS protection.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Central management
- Arbor Enterprise Manager provides centralized deployment management, DDoS management, and reporting for Arbor Edge Defense.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Cloud integration
- Its cloud-signaling feature can integrate on-premises mitigation with Arbor Cloud mitigation for multi-vector attacks, including volumetric attacks.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Deployment
- AED is an always-on, inline, on-premises solution deployed between an internet router and firewall.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Deployment options
- NETSCOUT describes Arbor Edge Defense in appliance and virtual form factors for deployment at the network perimeter.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- A NETSCOUT data sheet lists REST API, STIX/TAXII, and Syslog support, including CEF and LEEF formats.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Management
- Arbor Enterprise Manager provides centralized DDoS management and reporting for AED deployments.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Other threats
- AED can block inbound scanning and brute-force attempts, plus communications with known malicious sites and outbound C2 traffic.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Performance claim
- NETSCOUT says AED can reduce operational load on firewalls by 80%.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Privacy control
- Selective decryption lets administrators target specific protected services, IP segments, or protection levels.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Arbor Edge Defense is an always-on, inline, on-premises DDoS protection solution deployed between an internet router and firewall.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Security
- NETSCOUT says its Arbor DDoS virtual and physical solutions use hardened operating systems and regular software updates; it also describes encrypted SSH and HTTPS communications, a built-in firewall, and local or TACACS/RADIUS authentication.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Selective decryption
- Administrators can target decryption to specific protected services, IP segments, or protection levels.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Support
- NETSCOUT directs customers seeking support to its customer support resources and lists sales and support contact options on its contact page.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Threat intelligence
- It uses indicators of compromise from NETSCOUT’s ATLAS Intelligence Feed or third-party threat intelligence feeds.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Threat protection
- It can block inbound scanning and brute-force attempts, as well as outbound command-and-control communication from compromised devices.checked 11 Oct 2001
Where it runs
- DDoS protection
- Its stateless perimeter protection targets short-lived application-layer and state-exhaustion DDoS attacks that can affect applications and firewalls.checked 11 Oct 2001
The company
- Founded
- 1984checked 28 Sep 2001
- Headquarters
- Westford, Massachusetts, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2001
- Maker
- NETSCOUT says co-founder Anil Singhal co-founded the company in June 1984.checked 11 Oct 2001
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