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BCI Commercial Telecom Companies, Telesystem and Line Systems, Deliver Service Excellence with Corero SmartWall® Threat Defense System

Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Applicable Industries

Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

System Integration

The Challenge

Telesystem and Line Systems (LSI), divisions of Block Communications, provide voice, internet, and cloud computing solutions to thousands of commercial customers across the east coast and Midwest. Their customers, which include universities, government agencies, schools, hospitals, and financial institutions, rely on constant connectivity. However, the companies were frequently targeted by DDoS attacks, which threatened their commitment to delivering reliable and highly available solutions. The operations team had to take provisional measures to prevent outages and began looking for a permanent DDoS defense solution.

About The Customer

Block Communications Commercial Telecommunications divisions, Telesystem and Line Systems (LSI), offer voice, Internet, and cloud computing solutions to thousands of commercial customers extending from the east coast throughout the Midwest. The companies focus on delivering solutions that are both reliable and highly available. Driven by quality, Telesystem and LSI have committed their vision to delivering solutions their customers can count on to keep them agile, productive, and connected. Their customers include universities, government agencies, schools, hospitals, financial institutions, and more.

The Solution

The Telesystem and LSI team evaluated several DDoS mitigation solutions over the course of about four months. The evaluation included a proof of concept with Corero’s SmartWall® Threat Defense System (TDS). They installed the Corero box on one of the 10Gbps interconnect links and left it in place for the extended evaluation period. By the end of the PoC trial, Corero was the clear winner. The test box was transitioned to a lab environment and additional devices were installed on each of the vital interconnect links. Corero is also working with the Telesystem/LSI team to develop custom reports. The Executive Summaries will provide key information including how much traffic was passed through the system, how much attack traffic was mitigated, the top 20 events in that time period, and when they occurred.

Operational Impact