DDoS detection and mitigation for education
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Request a call backDistributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks can be devastating for schools, colleges and Multi Academy Trusts.
They can result in hours or days of downtime, lost learning and even closure. Fight back with BT.
DDoS attacks are one of the widest ranging threats to your information infrastructure
And sadly, attacks on educational institutions are all too common. They attempt to bring online services down by flooding them with lots of unnecessary requests or traffic. This prevents legitimate application requests from being fulfilled and so renders the network, its services and applications unavailable. DDoS attacks can be devastating for modern teaching and learning.
They’re surprisingly easy to launch, so they could come from anywhere
With a little IT know how, anyone could launch a DDoS attack. Including a disgruntled ex pupil or staff member. Cyber criminals use them too. Often as a distraction to more sinister attack methods which could result in data loss or ID theft. Whilst firewalls offer some defence, an extra layer of targeted protection is needed to effectively detect and address the risks in your school or college. That’s what our DDoS solution provides.
Ours is the only solution to provide DDoS detection and mitigation in a single platform
Our Managed DDoS Security works by ‘sorting and cleaning’ internet traffic. As soon as any unusual traffic is detected, the protection system automatically kicks in. It separates malicious DDoS attack traffic out from normal requests, then redirects it to our Threat Management System where it’s cleaned.
There’s no downtime and no interruption to learning with our solution
The targeted IP address experiences no downtime, no matter the scale or frequency of DDoS attacks. Our technology works in the background, cleverly doing its thing. Even when an attack is underway, there’s no interruption to learning and no distractions for teachers and other school staff to deal with.
How our DDoS solution helps to protect your school or college
Automatic protection
We automatically detect rogue traffic and take action to protect your network. You don’t need to worry about it.
Cloud-based solution
Attacks are identified before they hit your network. There’s limited, or no impact on your academic activities.
Modular design
Our subscription service lets you add different levels of protection as required, with no capital expenditure. It’s budget friendly.
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