About NETSCOUT
NETSCOUT sells observability, cybersecurity, and AIOps solutions powered by the NETSCOUT Data Platform. NETSCOUT describes Smart Data as structured, enriched, AI-ready metadata that captures how services, applications, and users are performing. NETSCOUT analyzes network traffic using deep packet inspection and transforms observed AI communications into Smart Data. NETSCOUT presents its data foundation as the source for its own observability and cybersecurity applications and for broader AIOps and partner ecosystems.[6]
The NETSCOUT portfolio includes products for cybersecurity, network and application performance, AIOps, service assurance, business analytics, DDoS protection, threat intelligence, and more. Arbor Edge Defense (AED) is an inline security appliance deployed at the network perimeter, between the internet router and firewall. Arbor Edge Defense (AED) provides stateless, on-premise DDoS protection. Arbor Cloud Web Application Firewall (WAF) covers threats including SQL injection, XSS, and DDoS attacks. Arbor Insight provides network traffic engineering and analytics for workflows in Arbor Sightline. Arbor Managed Services provides management of DDoS protection with 24x7 worldwide expert help and continuous threat intelligence. Arbor Sightline Mobile identifies security threats and traffic anomalies in 4G and 5G networks. Arbor Sightline with Sentinel provides automated DDoS protection to simplify incident response. Arbor Threat Mitigation System (TMS) filters out malicious traffic while allowing legitimate traffic to pass through.[7][8]
On the monitoring side, InfiniStreamNG is an application and network monitoring software appliance from NETSCOUT. NETSCOUT's nGeniusONE solution offers visibility and real-time intelligence for IT troubleshooting of applications and networks across the enterprise. NETSCOUT's nGeniusPULSE performs 24x7 synthetic testing and monitoring of applications and business services. The nGenius Collector is an appliance that collects flow-based data from enabled instrumentation. The nGenius Collector then analyzes the data and generates insights for use by network teams. nGenius Business Analytics provides insights from the high volume of traffic data derived from the network. nGenius for Flows enables visibility throughout network infrastructure, beyond data centers. nGenius Cloud vTAP addresses visibility gaps in cloud environments. nGenius Session Analyzer provides visibility into end-to-end call flows for resolving subscriber trouble tickets.[7]
NETSCOUT also sells hardware and software for packet access. NETSCOUT TAPs provide network monitoring devices with full access to network traffic. nGenius 5000 Series Packet Flow Switches have speeds from 1Gbps to 400Gbps and provide core packet broker functionality. nGenius 7000 Series Packet Flow Switches provide core packet broker functionality plus filtering, load balancing, and more, at speeds from 1Gbps to 400Gbps. nGenius PFS Fabric Manager provides a central management pane for orchestration of the packet flow switch fabric. nGenius Packet Flow eXtender is a software application that enables packet deduplication and NetFlow generation. Omnis CyberStream uses scalable deep packet inspection. Omnis Streamer includes a built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.[7]
For carriers and mobile networks, nGeniusONE for Carrier Service Providers is a service assurance solution covering voice, video, internet, OTT, and other carrier networks. InfiniStreamNG RAN enables data collection, correlation, ISMI and IMEI enrichment and storage, and more across radio access networks. MobileStream uses Smart Data technology to monitor both user and control plane traffic within 4G and 5G mobile networks. NETSCOUT provides service assurance and security for CSPs across all types of IoT devices. NETSCOUT offers end-to-end observability solutions for 5G fixed wireless access. NETSCOUT offers DDoS protection technology for mobile network operators running multi-access edge computing environments. Adaptive DDoS Protection lets service providers detect DDoS attacks at any granularity.[1][7][8]
Adaptive DDoS Protection provides on-prem and cloud defense to create a hybrid DDoS mitigation solution. NETSCOUT sells DNS DDoS protection solutions powered by its Arbor DDoS mitigation. NETSCOUT firewall DDoS protection solutions deploy stateless measures. NETSCOUT's network detection and response solution enables teams to investigate activity before, during, and after an event. NETSCOUT can deploy network detection and response (NDR) into AWS environments. NETSCOUT offers shared datasets and instrumentation for collaboration between NetOps and SecOps teams. NETSCOUT uses Smart Data to surface shadow AI across the network. NETSCOUT Cyber Threat Horizon is a free tool of real-time global threat data used to visualize real cyberattacks.[6][7][8]
NETSCOUT Visibility as a Service (VaaS) pairs a customer team with expert engineers to configure and manage a deployment. NETSCOUT offers compliance solutions for DORA aimed at financial entities. NETSCOUT has published updated versions of its SOC 2 report and its ISO 27001 / ISO 27017 certification documentation.[3][7][8][9]
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