AT&T Internet Protect is a security alerting and notification service that offers advanced information regarding potential real-time attacks (viruses, worms and DDoS attacks) that are in the early formation stages. Utilizing the AT&T IP backbone as a proxy of general Internet traffic, the service provides valuable real-time analysis of Internet traffic, which customers can use to predict and prevent malicious traffic from infecting their network.

AT&T's web-based Information Security Portal notifies customers regarding identified critical malicious activity and recommends immediate action to be taken by the customer. The DDoS Defense option provides DDoS identification and mitigation within AT&T's backbone, providing you with increased protection from malicious traffic before it reaches your network.

AT&T Internet Protect and its family of services, including My Internet Protect, DDoS Defense, and Private Intranet Protect, require no extra hardware or software on the customer's network, and notify administrators of possible attacks and provide recommendations or take action to mitigate those threats.