We’re giving customers a new way to strengthen network security by pairing dedicated connectivity with proactive, network-embedded threat defense: Lumen Defender℠ Plus, now available with Lumen® Dedicated Internet Access (DIA). Cyberattacks are getting faster, stealthier and harder to stop—and the internet edge is often where they first break through. With Lumen Defender℠ Plus, known bad traffic can be blocked upstream before it ever reaches your DIA circuit.
For DIA customers, this means added protection without deploying additional appliances or forcing traffic through new chokepoints. The reason we can do this is simple: Lumen Defender℠ Plus is powered by advanced threat intelligence and enforced at the network edge, where traffic leaves the internet and enters your network.
Black Lotus Labs® threat intelligence built into the network edge
Traditional security tools often detect threats only after traffic has already entered the network, adding complexity, latency and operational overhead. Lumen Defender℠ Plus takes a different approach: it uses intelligence from Black Lotus Labs, the globally recognized threat research arm at Lumen, to help stop known bad traffic at the network edge.
Black Lotus Labs specializes in detecting, tracking and disrupting malicious traffic across the internet. With over two million unique threats and more than 200 billion NetFlow sessions and DNS queries monitored daily, Black Lotus Labs provides unmatched visibility into the Lumen Network, the #1 peered global network.¹
With Lumen Defender℠ Plus, traffic from known high‑risk infrastructure can be blocked before it reaches your DIA circuit. The expected result is fewer security events to investigate, enhanced operational efficiency and maximum protection—without additional appliances or inline hardware.
Benefits of Lumen Defender℠ Plus with DIA
Dedicated internet access is essential for organizations that demand predictable performance and reliability. Adding Lumen Defender℠ Plus enhances DIA by embedding security directly into the same internet backbone that delivers your connectivity. Once enabled, customers gain access to detailed threat insights, reporting dashboards and administrative controls that allow teams to tailor protection to their needs.
Lumen Defender℠ Plus with DIA is designed to be easy to adopt and flexible to manage. Security teams can adjust blocking parameters, create custom allow or deny lists and monitor threat activity—all without adding operational complexity. Because the service is integrated into the Lumen Network, protection begins immediately once it is activated.
By combining DIA with Lumen Defender℠ Plus, you no longer need to choose between performance and protection. Instead, you gain a unified solution that delivers:
- Unmatched network visibility – Lumen Defender℠ is built upon Black Lotus Labs, leveraging their unique access to the Lumen Network.
- Customized experience – View threats aimed at your network and customize reports in the Lumen customer portal.
- Minimized cyberattacks – Blocking threats at the network edge can lead to a significant decrease in disruptions to business operations, helping to improve network security and the overall user experience.
Lumen Defender℠ can be an important component of your company’s overall security strategy and effectively complements DDoS mitigation and an existing firewall on the network edge.
To learn how Lumen Defender℠ Plus with Dedicated Internet Access can help protect your organization from today’s most persistent internet‑based threats, contact your Lumen representative or explore our network security services.
¹The Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA),AS rank, January 2025.
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