ITS launches Cisco-powered DDoS protect service

ITS launches ‘ITS SecureEdge’ delivering enterprise-grade security to every business, making resilience accessible and affordable.

ITS has announced the launch of ITS SecureEdge, a new value-added service designed to protect businesses of all sizes from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. 

The service, which will leverage Cisco Secure DDoS Protection technology, is part of ITS’s wider mission to redefine what business connectivity looks like in the “fibre utility” era, moving beyond pure bandwidth into smarter, more equitable infrastructure solutions.

“Connectivity has to be more than speed alone,” said Pete England, Product Director at ITS.

“We’re investing in innovation that directly answers the real-world risks businesses face every day. DDoS attacks can cripple an organisation in minutes – from online retailers losing sales, to schools and councils losing critical digital services. With this launch, we’re making protection simple, affordable, and built into the network itself.”

Traditionally, DDoS mitigation has been the preserve of large enterprises and government, relying on solutions that backhaul traffic to off-site scrubbing centers – often at significant cost and prohibitive in today’s low latency application environments.

ITS’s new approach brings protection closer to the edge of the network, utilising AI to allow always-on monitoring, ultra-fast mitigation and accuracy at scale. Crucially, it also takes the security measures available to a much wider business audience

Its distributed model avoids the costly redirection to external scrubbing centres, reducing mitigation times from minutes to seconds. The service evolves continuously as Cisco Secure DDoS Protection learns from global attack patterns.

ITS SecureEdge has been designed for businesses of every size – not just those with enterprise budgets. Where legacy services often cost thousands of pounds a year, ITS has designed a model that is a modest uplift on existing connectivity, ensuring SMEs, schools, and public sector organisations can access the same protection as global enterprises.

Benefits for customers include:

●    Business continuity – critical services stay online even during attacks.
●    Cost savings – predictable subscription pricing with no need for specialist in-house solutions.
●    Brand and trust protection – reducing reputational risk from outages or breaches.
●    Futureproofing – protection that evolves automatically against new and emerging threats.

“Every customer deserves the same standard of security, regardless of their size or sector,” added England. “We’ve built this as a single-tier service – no bronze, silver or gold – because resilience shouldn’t be reserved for those who can pay a premium. That’s what equity in infrastructure really means.”

Natalie Jones-Owen, Managing Director, Service Provider Sales at Cisco comments, “By integrating Cisco’s DDoS Protection technology directly into ITS’s edge device portfolio, we’re enabling a seamless, inline defense that accelerates both detection and mitigation—right at the network’s edge. This enhances protection by responding to threats in real time and helps reduce the load and associated costs on traditional scrubbing centres.  This allows operators to deliver advanced security more efficiently and affordably to a wider range of customers. We’re pleased to support ITS in making highly resilient, future-ready security accessible to all.” 

With ITS Secure DDoS Smart Protection, the company extends its lead in building innovative, modular solutions that help partners and customers prepare for the next decade of digital society.

  • 24/7/364 intelligent mitigation
  • Scalable to handle modern volumetric attacks
  • Simple deployment with minimal disruption
  • Backed by ITS and Cisco experts
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Dave Ferry
Chief Sales Officer

As Chief Sales Officer, Dave leads the sales strategy at ITS, driving growth and strengthening customer relationships. Overseeing commercial success across Partner Markets, Public Sector and Major Business, Dave uses his 20 years of telecoms experience to build high-performing teams and deliver innovative solutions that meet market demands.

Previously, Dave held senior roles at Virgin Media Business, leading successful teams in various market segments.

Kevin McNulty
Strategy Director

Kevin leads the Strategy team in ITS, comprising the core functions of network Investment (including M&A), regulation, public affairs, product management and marketing. With over 4 years’ experience within the leadership team of ITS, Kevin has played a pivotal role in shaping the business direction as it has grown to be a leading provider of B2B wholesale connectivity.

Prior to ITS, Kevin has a long background in the industry, having held senior positions in BT, Virgin Media, KCOM and NTT – as well as a period spent in consultancy.

Claire Davies
People & Culture Director

Claire is the People and Culture Director for ITS, responsible for ensuring we provide a great place to work, with amazing people who are happy, productive, and engaged.

A CIPD qualified HR professional with previous industry experience at Amey, as well as more recent experience in a number of small businesses, Claire is passionate about putting people first in order to grow the business.

Mike Goodwin
Chief Technology Officer

Mike is responsible for all technical, operations, customer service and security within ITS. Using his degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and MBA from Manchester Business School, Mike focuses on how ITS can introduce and support complex solutions designed to create customer-focused teams that ensure exceptional experience. On top of his extensive career history spanning TalkTalk, Hyperoptic and Fibre Nation, Mike is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the IET.

Charlie Versi
Chief Operating Officer

Charlie leads ITS’s end-to-end operational delivery, with a focus on service excellence and delivering an outstanding experience for both partners and their business customers. His appointment will help build on the company’s strong foundations – driving transformation, quality, and innovation and using them as key enablers of continued growth.

Daren Baythorpe
Chief Executive Officer

Daren is a dynamic leader who drives the strategy, growth and direction of ITS. Daren has significant utility / telecoms sector experience and has held several board-level leadership and advisory positions for a number of organisations including Severn Trent Water and BT. He served on the Board of Openreach, where he held executive responsibilities as Director of the Customer Service Division, Director for Field Engineering then latterly serving as Managing Director of the Business Division.

Daren also regularly advises and collaborates with government and other regulatory / telecoms bodies on sector-related issues. His in-depth knowledge and understanding of the requirements of operators and high capacity data users, through his vast experience across the industry, mean that ITS is thriving under his leadership

Kevin Gaskell
Chairman

Kevin leads our board and is responsible for giving strategic advice and counsel, as well as attracting and driving investment. Kevin is recognised as one of the most successful leaders of his generation, having led iconic brands such as Porsche, Lamborghini and BMW. A highly experienced serial entrepreneur and private equity chairman, he has led multi-billion-pound global organisations; and also founded startups such as Epyx Limited, building it up to become the market leader for automotive e-commerce solutions.

Kevin has received multiple accolades; highlights include making the ‘UK’s top 40 leaders under 40’ list, chairing the ‘best UK private equity investment of the year’, and being a founder of award-winning start-up companies across the globe.