Feb 17, 2022
Lumen scrubbed more than 20,000 enterprise DDoS attacks in 2021
Latest DDoS Report reveals recent trends in DDoS attacks, plus predictions for 2022
DENVER, Feb. 17, 2022 Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) continues to track Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks around the world, and today the company released a report that details the DDoS statistics and trends seen in the fourth quarter and full-year 2021.
Speed Read:
- In 2021, the three most attacked verticals were Telecommunications, Software and Technology, and Government. This is likely due to the level of disruption and any potential financial gain that these types of attacks can generate.
- In Q4 2021, there was an increase in the number of unique Command and Control (C2) servers tracked for the pervasive DDoS botnets Gafgyt and Mirai, indicating that actors continue to manipulate their code to keep these botnets thriving.
- Voice providers became a target later in the year, and malicious actors could view this early success as an opportunity for future attacks.
- Financial gain is a significant motivator for attackers, and there were spikes in the use of ransom DDoS attacks throughout the year. This trend is expected to continue into 2022 and beyond.
- Reflection-style attacks continue to be widely used likely because they require relatively little effort to generate large attacks.
In 2021, the three most attacked verticals were Telecommunications, Software and Technology, and Government.
Read the full report here: tinyurl.com/ykmm2dsz
“Reflection vectors continue to have a significant impact on businesses worldwide,” said Mark Dehus, director of information security for Black Lotus Labs, the threat research arm of Lumen Technologies. “This trend will likely continue in the coming years. It will take an industry-wide, collaborative effort to help mitigate sources of reflection. In addition, DDoS botnets will persist, and given the recent targeting of voice services, VoIP providers should ensure their security strategies address the risk going forward.”
Dehus continued, “At Black Lotus Labs, we continue to do our part to track and mitigate botnets at their core. We strongly encourage business to understand and monitor their public attack surface to avoid having their resources abused and leveraged to launch attacks. We also encourage businesses to have a DDoS mitigation service in place to help minimize the impact of any future attacks.
Additional Resources:
- To read previous DDoS reports, visit the archive.
- Take a deeper dive into reflection attacks by reading our blog: Tracking UDP Reflectors for a Safer Internet.
- Learn more about Lumen DDoS Mitigation and Application Security Services, and the on-demand or always-on services of DDoS Hyper.
- Find out how threat intelligence from Black Lotus Labs helps keep the internet clean.
About Lumen Technologies:
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Jan 8, 2022
Cirion announces its transaction close; Launches its brand, purpose and executive leadership team
Through its extensive fiber footprint, data centers and network assets, Cirion aims to assist companies of Latin Americas most relevant industries in their path to digital transformation.
Marks completion of Stonepeaks acquisition of former Lumen Technologies Latin American operations
BUENOS AIRES and NEW YORK, August 01, 2022 Cirion, previously the Latin American operations of Lumen Technologies, today announced the launch of its brand, its purpose of furthering progress in Latin America through technology, and executive leadership team to create a leading digital infrastructure and technology company in Latin America.
The completion of the sale of Lumen Technologies Latin American operations to Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, gives Cirion greater flexibility to expand its business in the region and allows the company to form new strategic alliances while offering the regional and global solutions customers expect, with the services they need.
Cirions purpose is to further progress in Latin America through technology, assisting companies across relevant industries in their paths to digital transformation. Enterprises based in the region will continue experiencing the same high quality service and network levels they were accustomed to with Lumens Latin American business.
Cirion and Lumen will maintain a strategic partnership to help ensure a seamless global experience and continuous service to customers in the region. This relationship includes reciprocal reselling and network agreements that leverage each others extensive fiber footprints, data centers, and other network assets.
Cirions leadership team has more than 20 years of experience working together to drive the companys growth. Facundo Castro will serve as Cirions Chief Executive Officer. Cirion has also made several new hires in recent months into the companys executive team, all of whom bring extensive experience in the sector across the region.
We believe technology is key to our digital future and know what it takes to drive industry change. We are confident that we have the right people, partners, and resources to bring fast, reliable, and exceptional services to our customers, said Facundo Castro. We are very enthusiastic about the opportunities that lay ahead and look forward to positioning ourselves as the technological partner of choice for Latin Americas most relevant industries.
Closing this transaction marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Cirion as the company continues to expand its fiber and data center network across its already strong footprint in Latin America, said Stonepeak Managing Director and Co-Head of Communications Andrew Thomas. We are excited to partner with Cirions team and apply our experience as active investors in global digital infrastructure to drive sustainable long-term growth.
Additional Resources:
About Stonepeak
Stonepeak is a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets with approximately $49.3 billion of assets under management. Through its investment in defensive, hard-asset businesses globally, Stonepeak aims to create value for its investors and portfolio companies, and to have a positive impact on the communities in which it operates. Stonepeak sponsors investment vehicles focused on private equity and credit. The firm provides capital, operational support, and committed partnership to sustainably grow investments in its target sectors, which include communications, energy transition, transport and logistics, and social infrastructure. Stonepeak is headquartered in New York with offices in Austin, Hong Kong, Houston, London and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.stonepeak.com.
About Cirion
Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber network, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communication and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin Americas progress through technology. Cirion serves over 6,400 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. Cirion owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com.
Media Contact:
Kate Beers
Stonepeak
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Paula Vivo
Cirion Technologies
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Mike Sockol
Lumen Public Relations
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mike.sockol@lumen.com
Nov 5, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) announced today it recently won a task order to provide secure high-speed connectivity, WiFi, unified communications and managed network services to the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps.
Lumen’s connectivity solutions will be delivered via software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) and managed security services hosted at the company’s federal data centers in support of 20 Navy JAG sites in the continental U.S.
“Our secure high-speed connectivity will empower the Navy JAG Corps to efficiently meet its mission to provide Navy commanders, sailors and their families with legal solutions whenever and wherever required to enable effective naval and joint operations,” said Zain Ahmed, regional vice president of Lumen’s federal government business.
The 12-year task order, which has an initial term of one year with 11 one-year options, was awarded under the General Services Administration’s 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program.
EIS is a multiple-award contract vehicle for federal government agencies to purchase information technology and telecommunications infrastructure services. It gives federal agencies the flexibility and agility to migrate to modern communications and IT services that meet strict government security standards.
By supplying adaptive networking, edge cloud, connected security and collaboration solutions over its carrier-class fiber network, Lumen provides government agencies with the platform for IT modernization that delivers the security and reliability agencies need to carry out their important missions.
Oct 3, 2021
Development of Lumen platform led to several key product launches in 2020
DENVER, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), has been named a Leader in the March 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Services, Global. The report evaluated network service providers on their ability to execute and their completeness of vision.
Read the March 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Services, Global report: https://pages.lumentech.com/Gartner-Magic-Quadrant-Network-Services-LP.html
“We believe Lumen’s recognition as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant report shows the industry recognizes our commitment to successfully lead our clients into the 4th Industrial Revolution,” said Shaun Andrews, chief marketing officer at Lumen Technologies. “We’ve built a platform, powered by network services, that provides the business solutions clients need to acquire, analyze and act on massive amounts of data. We won’t remain static as a Leader; we’re investing in that platform and will continue delivering new product and customer experience improvements.”
Lumen delivered on its vision in 2020 to further human progress through technology with key products solutions on the Lumen platform. Those include:
- Lumen Edge Cloud solutions
- A self-service digital buying experience for network and security services Lumen Hyper WAN and DDoS Hyper
- Virtualized network services Adaptive Virtual Services
- An expansion of SD-WAN offerings
- Key enhancements to portal/API capabilities
Through its adaptive networking capabilities, Lumen also quickly and seamlessly met the new demands placed on global businesses during the early stages of the pandemic. Lumen’s network immediately recognized the shift and leveraged existing capacity on the backbone network, rolling out enhanced work from anywhere solutions with built-in connected security to protect customers’ data and business continuity.
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Sep 6, 2021
End-to-end solution provides advanced capabilities to prepare and enrich content for delivery to users over the Internet
DENVER, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — To enable media distributors and service providers to deliver video content more quickly and easily to audiences anywhere around the globe, on any device, Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) has introduced Lumen Media Transformation. Lumen Media Transformation creates high-quality online viewing experiences by combining advanced video encoding technologies with the Lumen global fiber and Edge networks.
“This fully-managed advanced media transformation and content delivery service will help accelerate time-to-market for global broadcasters and pay-TV operators who are competing to transform their services in rapidly growing over-the-top (OTT) markets,” said Pierre-Louis Theron, vice president of content delivery services, Lumen Technologies. “With local language support in various regions, and deep experience in transforming broadcast workflows to support OTT delivery, we can empower operators with advanced video features and monetization tools. This means they can deliver OTT content at scale and retain and win favor with local audiences and advertisers.”
Part of the Lumen Edge Application Delivery portfolio, Lumen Media Transformation utilizes the company’s secure Vyvx signal acquisition which has been interconnected with cloud-based video software from MediaKind for encoding, packaging and enrichment of content. Video is then served directly to the consumer over the Lumen global content delivery network (CDN). With flexibility in mind, services can be turned on/off as needed and require no additional investment in CAPEX, no further hardware deployment, and no changes to existing broadcast workflows. Lumen Media Transformation enhances the Lumen platform and broadens the media and content delivery capabilities available to customers to deliver amazing digital experiences.
As the number of OTT video subscribers continues to grow, so will the demand for OTT enrichment and delivery solutions. According to industry analyst firm Omdia, global OTT video subscribers will reach more than 1.24 billion in 2021, an increase of 13% over 2020, and OTT subscription revenue is expected to grow by 21% to a grand total of $90 billion.
“The global OTT video market is growing very quickly, partly boosted by the Covid pandemic, with particularly strong growth in regions such as Latin America and Asia Pacific, which are now outpacing more established markets like North America and Europe,” stated Tony Gunnarsson, principal analyst, Omdia. “There is strong demand from local and regional media providers for advanced capabilities that enable them to more quickly and easily deliver OTT content in-market.”
Additional Resources:
- To learn more about Lumen Media Transformation, click: https://www.lumen.com/en-us/networking/media-transformation.html
- For more information on Lumen content delivery services, visit: https://www.lumen.com/en-us/industries/media-entertainment.html
- For further information on MediaKind’s Aquila Streaming solution, visit: https://www.mediakind.com/consumer-delivery/aquila-streaming/
