Network Monitoring and Defense

Security Domain

CIS Control 13 – Network Monitoring and Defense
NIST CSF – Protect: Platform Security (PR.PS), Detect: Continuous Monitoring (DE.CM)
NIST 800-53 – System and Information Integrity

Service Description

MCNC’s back bone network traffic continually monitored for indicators of DDoS attacks. During an attack, impacted traffic flow will be directed into one of MCNC’s DDoS scrubbing centers automatically, allowing attack mitigation to begin within a few seconds of attack detection.

Product

Distributed Denial of Service Program via MCNC Vital Cyber
(FAQ Forum)

Key Benefits

• Prevents malicious traffic from reaching its target
• Limits the impact of an attack
• Defends against new and evolving threats

Cost to PSUs

No cost – funded by School Connectivity Initiative
All schools connected to NCREN are automatically enrolled

PSU Time Commitment

Upfront/Setup: N/A
Ongoing: N/A – Fully managed by MCNC

How to get this service

All MCNC internet service clients are automatically enrolled

Point of Contact

Name: MCNC
Email: securityservices@mcnc.org