This US-based, regional internet service provider (ISP) offers wireless internet services in several states across the southwest. The ISP prides itself on delivering fast, reliable broadband service with fiber redundancy to businesses, government agencies, and residents.
The DDoS threat landscape concerns ISPs about outages and latency. This ISP, aiming to maintain its reputation for fast, reliable service, often finds itself targeted by attacks aimed at gamers, businesses, and governments. Without a specific DDoS solution, they used blackholing to isolate attacks and collaborated with upstream providers. Seeking better protection for their customers, they began searching for a comprehensive DDoS solution..
After conducting their due diligence and doing proof of concepts with various SaaS-based and on-premises solutions, they selected the Corero SmartWall ONE™ platform. While the CIO joined the company after the decision to go with Corero had been made, he was very supportive of the choice. “I came from the value-added reseller world, and I know many organizations that use Corero,” said the CIO. “I’ve been involved in use cases and networks that use the product – not just service providers but the gaming industry, defense-type applications, and others – so I knew Corero was a good product and a good fit for what we were trying to do.”
