Gary Sockrider

Gary Sockrider

Director, Security Solutions

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Gary Sockrider

Director, Security Solutions

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Gary is an industry veteran bringing over 20 years of broad technology experience including routing and switching, data center, wireless, mobility and collaboration but always with a focus on security. His previous roles include security SME, consultancy, product management, technical marketing, and customer support. Gary seeks to understand and convey the constantly evolving threat landscape, as well as the techniques and solutions that address the challenges they present. Prior to joining Netscout in 2012, he spent 12 years at Cisco Systems and held previous positions with Avaya and Cable & Wireless.

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Why Arbor Edge Defense and CDN-Based DDoS Protection Are Better Together

In today’s hyperconnected digital landscape, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have evolved into sophisticated, multivector threats capable of crippling even the most...

  • DDoS
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Digital Aftershocks: Collateral Damage from DDoS Attacks

The NETSCOUT DDoS Threat Intelligence Report presents a succinct and research-driven analysis of the dynamic distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack and defense landscape...

  • DDoS
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NETSCOUT’s Arbor DDoS Protection Recognized as a Top Solution

Omdia, a global analyst and advisory leader that helps connect the dots across the technology ecosystem, recently named NETSCOUT’s Arbor distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)...

  • DDoS
  • Service Provider
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NETSCOUT’s Arbor Cloud DDoS Protection Services Ranked Platinum in 2025 EMA PRISM Report

The Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) PRISM report on distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation solutions for 2025 is available now. EMA is an industry-leading analyst...

  • DDoS
  • Service Provider
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DDoS: The Next Generation

Geopolitical conflict continues to drive up the number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, with spikes of up to 1,900 percent in certain areas correlating with...

  • DDoS
  • Service Provider
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An Era of DDoS Hacktivism

NETSCOUT’s 1H 2024 DDoS Threat Intelligence Report delivers critical intelligence essential for both daily network operations and high-level strategic decision-making. This report...

  • DDoS
  • Service Provider