NETSCOUT expands hybrid DDoS defence for critical infrastructure

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NETSCOUT is doubling the mitigation capacity of its Arbor Cloud distributed denial-of-service protection service to 33 Tbps, citing larger and more complex attacks against internet-facing infrastructure.

The expansion covers 16 traffic-scrubbing centres worldwide and is expected to be completed by the end of August 2026. NETSCOUT said the added capacity is intended to protect digital services that increasingly support monitoring, maintenance, remote access, and operational data exchange across connected infrastructure.

Those services often sit between enterprise IT and operational technology environments. Disruption at that layer can affect access to systems used to oversee assets and coordinate industrial processes, even when controllers and other operational equipment are not directly targeted.

The company is also integrating DDoS infrastructure acquired in a recent transaction. NETSCOUT said the move gives it direct control over the network used to deliver and expand its mitigation services.

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