Radius Telecoms, Inc. (Radius), a subsidiary of Meralco, has launched a new distributed denial of service (DDoS) scrubbing center at its international point of presence in Hong Kong.

The company partnered with Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Nexusguard and Total Information Management (TIM) for that initiative, which aims to enhance its ability to mitigate malicious traffic on its network.  

“This new investment allows us to block DDoS attacks in real-time, which also impacts our target latency in our traffic routing. 

The availability of scrubbing centers within our network guarantees that we maintain high reliability of our internet service and protect our low-latency commitment to our enterprise customers,” Radius OIC-Chief Operating Officer Al Solis said on Thursday. 
Solis noted that implementing security protocols are necessary as cyberattacks become more sophisticated.

Nexusguard Chief Technology Officer Juniman Kasman, on the other hand, said the company is committed to “providing enterprises with the reliable protection they need to safeguard their customers and maintain uninterrupted operations.”

“This collaboration with Radius underscores the importance of working together to address the growing threat of DDoS attacks,” Kasman added. 

According to Nexusguard’s 2024 Autumn Report, the severity of DDoS attacks continues to rise, with the average attack size increasing by 135 percent and durations growing by 163 percent year-on-year. 

The report warns that without coordinated efforts from end-users, providers, governments, and other stakeholders, the trend is expected to escalate further.