British Telecom offers secure cloud-based solutions to evade cyber threats

NEW DELHI: British Telecommunications plc (BT), the wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc, has launched its cloud-based Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Mitigation service to help organizations stay secure and ensure continuity of service amid growing number of threats and attacks.

This latest global launch adds to a growing portfolio of security services aimed at further securing BT’s cloud services integration offerings, in line with its ‘Cloud of Clouds’ technology vision.

BT’s ‘Cloud of Clouds’ security capabilities were unveiled to media, analysts, customers and BT employees during the opening of BT’s global security showcase in Sevenoaks, UK, on September 23, 2015.

The new facility is designed for BT’s corporate and public sector customers looking to build a more sustainable business with added security and resilience. It provides access to highly skilled cyber security specialists and to innovative demonstrations where visitors get to experience a real-life working environment and the security actions based on up to the minute threat intelligence.

BT’s ‘Cloud of Clouds’ technology vision is based on a new generation of cloud services that allow organizations around the world to connect easily and securely to the applications and the data they need, independently of where they are hosted. This vision requires uncompromising security as well as the ability for organizations to roll out end-to-end policies that meet very stringent compliance and assurance requirements.

By using a cloud-based solution, the DDoS attack is mitigated before it hits the customer’s network and, in some cases, even before it enters the BT network. This means limited or no impact on the customer’s business and no compromised performance.

Commenting on the launch of its service, Mark Hughes, CEO, BT Security, said, “Security is at the very top of the agenda for CIOs and business leaders in general, when they look at leveraging the opportunities of the cloud. The risks associated with cloud computing are another business risk to be managed through robust governance practices, and those risks increase as organizations embrace cloud services hosted outside of their own estate.”

Hughes further commented, “Our vision of the ‘Cloud of Clouds’ brings security to the heart of BT’s cloud services integration offer. Our global network already has very strong security features, including firewall services embedded throughout. Our cloud identity management solution ensures appropriate access for employees, customers and partners to the cloud or on premise applications irrespective of their location. Today, we are proud to open the doors to our new global security showcase as we announce the global availability of our DDoS mitigation service.”