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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How Botnet-Driven DDoS Attacks Evolved in 2H 2025

The second half of 2025 marked a pivotal shift in the world of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Organizations across the globe faced a perfect storm: Artificial...

  • DDoS
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Smarter DDoS Security at Scale

In today’s digital landscape, encrypted traffic is the norm—not the exception. While encryption such as Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 protects user privacy and data integrity...

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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...

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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
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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