Radius, a local telecom company and a subsidiary of Meralco, has officially launched its new distributed denial of service (DDoS) scrubbing center at its international point-of-presence in Hong Kong. This significant development strengthens Radius’ security measures for its business-to-business (B2B) direct internet access service, ensuring enhanced protection against the growing threat of DDoS attacks. These attacks involve flooding of websites with fake requests that prevent legitimate users from accessing it.
For this critical security initiative, Radius partnered with Nexusguard, a globally leading DDoS cybersecurity solution provider headquartered in Singapore, and Total Information Management (TIM) to enhance and boost Radius’ capabilities to curb malicious traffic on its own network.
Nexusguard’s 2024 Autumn Report highlights the escalating severity of DDoS attacks globally, with the average attack size increasing by 135% and durations growing by 163% year-on-year (YoY). Without coordinated efforts from end-users, providers, governments, and other stakeholders, this trend is expected to escalate further.
“This new investment allows us to block DDoS attacks in real-time that also impacts our target latency in our traffic routing. The availability of scrubbing center within our network guarantees that we maintain high reliability of our internet service and protect our low-latency commitment to our enterprise customers,” according to Radius OIC-Chief Operating Officer Al Solis.
“Radius is doing its share as an internet provider to employ solutions internally that will strengthen cybersecurity and data protection at network layer, but we expect our enterprise customers to have their own solid security protocols in place in their own network as the cyberattacks will continue to rise and will become more sophisticated and nefarious in the coming years,” Solis added.
“This collaboration with Radius underscores the importance of working together to address the growing threat of DDoS attacks. By combining our expertise with Radius’ robust network infrastructure, we aim to provide enterprises with the reliable protection they need to safeguard their customers and maintain uninterrupted operations,” said Nexusguard Chief Technology Officer Juniman Kasman.
Radius provides connectivity and security solutions to top corporations in the country using their 100% pure fiber network that covers key business districts in Mega Manila, economic zones in Central Luzon, Clark, and Cebu. To learn more about its products and services visit their website at www.radius.ph or request for free consulting meeting by sending an email to inquiry@radius.ph.
