The Planet Adds Arbor Peakflow for Most Advanced Security Monitoring Available

Business Wire, Feb 9, 2005

DALLAS -- The Planet recently announced that it has installed Arbor Networks' Peakflow DoS (Denial of Service), Syn Flood and Traffic Analysis solution as part of its advanced multi-layer security system.

The Arbor Networks Peakflow solution operates in conjunction with The Planet's TippingPoint UnityOne IDS and Cisco Guard flood prevention systems. This multi-level architecture represents the cutting edge in security and allows The Planet to ensure maximum customer uptime, according to William Charnock, Vice President of Network Engineering at The Planet.

Mr. Charnock said the number and complexity of attacks on the Internet has dramatically increased over the past 12 months as sophisticated hackers continue to create new attack schemes and make the scripts widely available. The Arbor Networks solution is ideal because it can identify virtually any type of DoS attack before damage is done, he said, allowing The Planet's Cisco Guards to block the attack while forwarding legitimate traffic to its destination.

"Peakflow instantaneously notifies our Security Operations Center analysts when suspicious activities are detected on our customers' networks, so we can proactively prevent intrusions. It also helps us characterize traffic based on services and protocols, as well as identify and assess potential peering partners," Charnock said. Peakflow is available as a standard service to all of the company's customers at no additional cost.

"Peakflow integrates perfectly with The Planet's advanced multi-tiered security protocols," said Tom Schuster, the newly-appointed president of Arbor Networks. "Peakflow SP proactively detects and traces network-wide anomalies, such as DoS attacks and worms, and tightly integrates with Cisco routers and Cisco Guard to block the attacks instantaneously."

ABOUT THE PLANET

Launched in 1994 and based in Dallas, The Planet provides a world of Internet and hosting services and solutions. As one of the fastest growing managed hosting providers in the United States, the company serves small businesses and enterprise clients with value-added services such as advanced server monitoring, database administration, managed data storage, virtual private networks and more. For additional information, visit www.theplanet.com.

ABOUT ARBOR NETWORKS

Arbor Networks is committed to the development of solutions that address next-generation network availability threats. The company's patent-pending technology is based on three years of pioneering research in the availability, reliability and security of networks. For additional information, visit www.arbornetworks.com.