Gary Sockrider

Gary Sockrider

Director, Security Solutions

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Gary Sockrider

Director, Security Solutions

LinkedIn

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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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Enable Adaptive DDoS Protection

NETSCOUT’s Arbor DDoS protection solutions, powered by our ATLAS Threat Intelligence Feed (AIF), are continuously updated by ASERT, our team of security analysts and researchers...

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Top 6 DDoS Lessons from 1H 2023

NETSCOUT’s latest threat report is now available, bringing you distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) insights from the first half of 2023. In this blog, we take a look at the top...

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DDoS Attacks Against Governments Are on the Rise

Although distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against local, regional, and national governments are not uncommon during peacetime, a marked increase in hacking related to...

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Successful Global Botnet Takedowns

Internet service providers (ISPs) and enterprises are under constant threat from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, but few are as damaging as direct-path botnets (short...

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Bots Gone Bad

Among the many distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) threats targeting internet service providers (ISPs) and enterprises, botnets are one of the most dangerous. Direct-path bot...

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DDoS Attack Motivations Abound

Last year saw a huge increase in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, with most stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But they weren’t centered just on Ukraine...

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