A Research-Driven Approach to Addressing Global Network Challenges
A global leader in network security. A hub for Internet-wide research. An exciting place to work.
Arbor was founded out of groundbreaking research conducted at the University of Michigan. This research was eventually funded by the U.S. Defense Agency Research Projects Administration (DARPA). Out of that research, Arbor Networks was created in 2000.
Since then, Arbor has focused exclusively on researching, detecting and mitigating network-based threats. The company is best known for its pervasive footprint in service provider networks. Arbor technology is deployed in 70% of service provider networks globally, including 90% of tier one operators. Arbor technology is also broadly deployed among the largest hosting and cloud providers.
Less well understood is the fact that Arbor has been working with the world’s leading enterprise network operators since 2003, counting more than 150 leading financial services, retail, social media and healthcare brands, as well as universities and government organizations, as customers.
The ATLAS Advantage
What separates Arbor from other security vendors is how we leverage our service provider footprint to benefit all of our customers. Arbor created ATLAS, a collaborative project with more than 230+ service providers who have agreed to share anonymous Internet traffic data with Arbor’s Security Engineering & Response Team -- ASERT. This data, totaling 35Tbps, is enhanced by Arbor’s global honeypot network of 45+ sensors in the dark, unused address space of provider customer networks. That information is aggregated, analyzed by our ASERT team and fed back to our customers in the form of attack signatures, via our product deployments. From this unique vantage point, Arbor is ideally positioned to deliver intelligence about DDoS, malware, botnets, exploits and phishing attacks that threaten Internet infrastructure and services today. Ultimately, ATLAS gives Arbor customers a considerable competitive advantage by giving them both a micro view of their own network combined with a macro view of global Internet traffic; this is a powerful combination of network security intelligence that is unrivaled today.
Industry Thought Leadership
With the unique visibility provided by ATLAS, Arbor security researchers are sought out for their insight and analysis of critical security and infrastructure issues such as denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, Domain Name System (DNS) security and the adoption of IPv6, as well as global Internet events. Arbor has been invited to testify before the House of Lords on behalf of the European Union on the subject of “Protecting Europe Against Large-Scale Cyber-Attacks” and has briefed NATO and many other international organizations and governments around the world on network infrastructure and security vulnerabilities.
Arbor’s long-standing relationships and reputation as a trusted advisor and solution provider make the annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report possible. This report offers a rare view into the challenges of network operators on the front lines of a global battle against botnets and DDoS attacks.
Always Innovating, Always Moving Forward
Since its founding, Arbor has been working with the world’s most demanding network operators to help them understand, identify and mitigate network-based threats to their businesses. We’ve seen the evolution in attack trends and techniques and we’re constantly innovating in the area of product development, as well as our research capabilities, to stay on the very leading edge of cyber security today.
Just this year, Arbor was named one of the top ten most brilliant DARPA inventions of all time – alongside the Internet itself, Google Maps and GPS. This honor speaks to our deeply rooted focus on constant innovation and technology advancement.
The Internet plays such a central role in business, in government and in society today, securing the online world is more important than ever. The stakes are high. The challenges are great. And Arbor is armed and ready with great technology, great people and an energetic culture of innovation. That’s what makes Arbor Networks such a great place to work.
Corporate Operations
Headquartered in the United States, Arbor Networks operates out of Burlington, MA, with R&D facilities in Ann Arbor, MI, and Atlanta, GA. Our Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) operations are based in London, while our Asia operations are based in Singapore.