Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, has announced the launch of a new DDoS protection point of presence (PoP) for its robust global edge network, in Dubai, UAE.
The company has more than 30 protection PoPs across six continents, including Europe, Africa, the Americas, and the Middle East. The new Dubai filtering point allows customers to take advantage of advanced DDoS protection services without delay.
Dubai PoP
By opening the Dubai PoP and expanding its global protection footprint, Gcore has increased the capacity of its defencive network.
The company is demonstrating its ongoing commitment to mitigating attacks that target businesses, governments, and critical infrastructure, both in the UAE and across the world.
Gcore Radar
A 1.6 Tbps attack puts companies at severe risk of downtime, which can have a negative financial impact
The latest Gcore Radar report highlighted the surging threat of high-volume attacks globally, with peak attack volume doubling from 800 Gbps in the first half of 2023 to 1.6 Tbps in the second half of the same year.
Given that unprotected networks can be overwhelmed with a modest attack of just 300 Gbps, a 1.6 Tbps attack puts companies at severe risk of downtime, which can have a negative financial and reputational impact.
Communications and services
"The filtering centre in Dubai puts us at the heart of the UAE, reassuring customers that their vital communications and services are shielded against DDoS attacks," said Andrey Slastenov, Head of Security at Gcore.
He adds, "Local PoPs are essential for stable, fast, and secure connectivity, and as an international business hub Dubai deserves nothing less than a rapid and resilient response to all DDoS threats."
Performance levels
With immediate effect, traffic from the UAE region will be handled by the Dubai PoP, which offers a high level of performance:
- Less than 1 ms latency in Dubai.
- 5-10 ms latency in other regions of the UAE.
- 1 Tbps total filtering capacity.
- SLA of 99.99%.
The new filtering centre joins Gcore’s robust, global protection infrastructure, defending customers against L3, L4, and L7 attack layers via Gcore Edge Security.
- Network / IP
- Biometrics
- Application security
- Commercial security
- Public sector security
- Security access systems
- Network monitoring
- Electronic access control
- Security software
- Physical Security Information Management (PSIM)
- IP security solutions
- Integration software
- Cyber security
- Data Security
- Cloud security
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
