Lumen DDoS Essentials: Your Shield Against Cyberthreats

Imagine that you are the CTO of a retailer with a large online presence. The holiday season is upon you, and while business is booming, you are operating with reduced security staff and limited resources to monitor your networks and applications. Suddenly, the unthinkable: You find yourself the victim of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Your website has been flooded with high volumes of traffic, disrupting services and knocking it offline. It lasted a couple of days, and the results are disastrous: lost sales and customers, high recovery costs, and damage to your business’ reputation. Now you can only wonder: What could you have done to help prevent it?

In the digital age, cyber threats are an ever-present concern for businesses and individuals alike. DDoS attacks can cripple your online presence leaving you vulnerable to further exploitation. The global landscape of increasing digitization, political unrest and the emergence of widespread adoption of work-from-home have all contributed to an increase in overall DDoS attacks, which saw a 314% increase from the first half of 2022 to the first half of 2023.¹ That’s where Lumen® DDoS Essentials comes in—a simplified, yet powerful solution designed to protect against common volumetric DDoS attacks.

What is Lumen DDoS Essentials?

Lumen DDoS Essentials is an affordable offering of Lumen DDoS defense service, providing pre-emptive, multi-layered, automated protection against common volumetric DDoS attacks from malicious actors. With DDoS Essentials, you can safeguard your network, no matter the size of the attack, to help ensure your business operations remain uninterrupted. DDoS Essentials is ideal for customers who are looking to fulfill a cybersecurity requirement or those who have a limited budget for cybersecurity. DDoS Essentials is designed to reduce risk by protecting businesses against the most common DDoS attacks, regardless of size or frequency with automated protection backed by Black Lotus Labs^®, the Threat Research and Operations arm of Lumen. Black Lotus Labs leverages unmatched network visibility to help protect your business and keep the internet clean. By powering Lumen® Rapid Threat Defense, Black Lotus Labs automates protection and proactively neutralizes threats—using global network data flows combined with machine learning algorithms to detect, classify and validate.

DDoS Essentials is available exclusively to Lumen® Internet On-Demand customers as an add-on, making it easy and quick to implement, so you can enhance your security in no time. Lumen Internet On-Demand is part of the Lumen® NaaS (Network-as-a-Service) portfolio that allows internet access to be delivered in minutes to one of the largest, most connected and most secure networks in the world with built-in monitoring, powered by industry-leading threat intelligence.

The Combined Strength of DDoS Essentials and Internet On-Demand

By adding DDoS Essentials on top of Internet On-Demand, you can further enhance your network security with real-time detection and mitigation of common volumetric DDoS attacks. The combined strength of DDoS Essentials and Lumen Internet On-Demand gives you a comprehensive solution for your network security and performance needs, allowing you to focus on your core business operations with confidence and assurance.

Why DDoS Essentials Matters

With DDoS Essentials, you can protect your network against common volumetric DDoS attacks, no matter the size or frequency. With automatic mitigation, the system can quickly detect and respond to attacks, minimizing the need for manual intervention and monitoring. And its fast implementation not only offers peace of mind, but it also helps limit overall management costs. It’s ideal for Lumen customers with:

• Limited cybersecurity budgets: Customers who have a limited budget for cybersecurity and need a cost-effective solution to protect against DDoS attacks.​
• Lack of technical knowledge: Customers that may not have the technical knowledge to understand which DDoS product features will suit their needs and may require assistance from a DDoS expert to advise them on their purchase.​
• Need for a cybersecurity requirement: Customers looking to fulfill a cybersecurity requirement that is needed to meet relevant regulations and industry standards.​
• Protection against a growing threat landscape: Customers who need  DDoS protection to safeguard their business against cyberattacks as the attack landscape grows.

Key Value Props & Differentiation

DDoS Essentials distinguishes itself with broad defense capabilities, offering proactive strategies that anticipate attacks before they happen. This preemptive approach helps ensure robust and resilient network protection with:

• Affordable protection: DDoS Essentials protects against common DDoS attacks with a range of pricing options allowing you to pay by the hour for what you use.
• Quick and easy implementation: With its simple ordering, quoting, and configuring process, it requires no design or solutioning. ​
• Rapid threat protection: Automatically detects and blocks DDoS botnet traffic before it impacts a customer’s service​.
• Robust reporting tools: Offers real-time monitoring with comprehensive reports that show service performance, information on mitigation, and details about attacks.

DDoS Essentials also stands out from other Lumen DDoS protection services, such as Lumen® DDoS Hyper® and Lumen® DDoS Mitigation Service, due to its simplicity. It is available in a variety of pricing packages and options based on Internet On-Demand bandwidth and term. Check out the comparison chart to learn more about how these three DDoS defense products differ. And future plans include tiered offerings to cater to diverse needs, from basic to premium levels of protection.

Simplified, Intuitive Customer Experience

With Lumen DDoS Essentials, customers have access to robust reporting through the Lumen Control Center. This service provides comprehensive reports that show service performance, information on mitigation, and details about attacks to stay informed about potential threats. The reporting shows real-time and historical performance of the service, as well as details on past mitigations and alerts. This allows customers to stay informed about potential threats and access additional information on DDoS attacks and mitigation countermeasures. It’s a digital journey that prioritizes customer goals and provides a seamless experience from start to finish.

Why Choose Lumen DDoS Essentials?

Lumen DDoS Essentials solution is unique in its ability to provide automated protection against common volumetric DDoS attacks. DDoS Essentials is more than just a service—it’s a commitment to your security in the face of growing cyber threats. It’s an essential layer of protection that’s easy to understand, implement and trust. With DDoS Essentials, you’re not just buying a service, you’re investing in the resilience of your digital infrastructure.

With extensive security expertise, a proven track record of global implementation success, and a strong partner ecosystem, Lumen is a top choice for customers seeking a cost-effective and reliable solution. With our comprehensive network infrastructure, vast expertise in networking, security, consulting and solid industry partnerships, Lumen is a top choice for customers seeking a secure DDoS protection service.

Ready to protect your business with Lumen DDoS Essentials and Internet On-Demand?

¹Security Today, Report: DDoS Attacks Up 200 Percent in First Half of 2023, August 2023. 

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