Neustar Digital Defense
DDoS protection software
Web security software
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What is Neustar Digital Defense
Neustar Digital Defense is a managed DDoS protection service designed to help organizations maintain availability of internet-facing applications and network services during volumetric and protocol-based attacks. It is typically used by enterprises and service providers that need always-on monitoring, traffic scrubbing, and incident response support. The service combines upstream mitigation capacity with operational support and can be deployed to protect web properties and other IP-based services.
Managed mitigation operations
The offering is delivered as a managed service with 24/7 monitoring and response workflows. This can reduce the operational burden on internal security and network teams compared with self-managed appliances or software. It is suited to organizations that prefer provider-led triage, mitigation tuning, and escalation handling.
Network-layer DDoS coverage
The service focuses on detecting and mitigating large-scale DDoS events that target network availability. It supports common DDoS mitigation patterns such as traffic diversion to scrubbing and filtering before forwarding clean traffic. This aligns well with use cases where uptime and bandwidth saturation are primary concerns.
Enterprise-oriented service model
Neustar Digital Defense is positioned for organizations that need contractual service levels, onboarding support, and ongoing operational engagement. The model typically includes runbooks, reporting, and coordination during incidents. This can be a fit for regulated or high-availability environments that require documented processes.
Limited product transparency
Publicly available technical detail can be less granular than tools that expose configuration, telemetry, and control planes directly to customers. Buyers may need to rely on vendor documentation and sales engineering to validate mitigation methods, capacity, and integration specifics. This can lengthen evaluation cycles for teams that require deep technical validation.
Less self-service control
As a managed service, day-to-day policy changes and tuning may depend on provider workflows rather than customer-owned configuration. This can be a limitation for teams that want rapid, autonomous rule changes or tight CI/CD-style control over security policies. It may also affect how quickly custom mitigations are applied in niche scenarios.
Web security scope varies
While it can support protection of web-facing services, the depth of application-layer security capabilities (for example, advanced WAF features, bot management, or API security) may not match platforms built primarily for full web application security stacks. Organizations may need separate tooling for broader web security requirements beyond DDoS availability protection. Fit depends on the specific modules contracted and deployment architecture.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | Not published — request a quote / contact sales | 25 Mbps always-on DDoS/WAF; DNS proxy; Authoritative DNS: 10M queries; Protective DNS: 25 users; Basic bot management; 3 VIPs/SSL certs; 24x7x365 support; SLA: 99.99% DDoS/WAF, 99.999% DNS; Professional services: add-on; unlimited DDoS mitigations; part of UltraSecure package. |
| Plus | Not published — request a quote / contact sales | 50 Mbps always-on DDoS/WAF; DNS proxy; Authoritative DNS: 20M queries; Protective DNS: 25 users; Basic bot management; 5 VIPs/SSL certs; 24x7x365 support; SLA: 99.99% DDoS/WAF, 99.999% DNS; Professional services: add-on; unlimited DDoS mitigations; part of UltraSecure package. |
| Premium | Not published — request a quote / contact sales | 100 Mbps always-on DDoS/WAF; DNS proxy; Authoritative DNS: 40M queries; Protective DNS: 25 users; Advanced bot/WAF signatures; 5 VIPs/SSL certs; 24x7x365 support; SLA: 99.99% DDoS/WAF, 99.999% DNS; Professional services: add-on; unlimited DDoS mitigations; part of UltraSecure package. |
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TransUnion LLC
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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