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Protecting Firewall Capacity with NETSCOUT Arbor Edge Defense (AED)
AED offers 60 times the attack‑blocking capacity of typical firewalls, reducing the load on firewalls, IDS/IPS, and WAFs by up to 80%. By preventing excess and malicious traffic from reaching security stack devices, organizations avoid costly capacity upgrades and reduce the risk of state‑exhaustion outages. This improves overall network availability and ensures that critical security tools remain effective. In a highly interconnected environment where attack traffic frequently overwhelms defenses, AED strengthens protection by filtering threats before they reach downstream systems.