NETSCOUT’s expert researchers and engineers charged with building the tools and front-line database to analyze malware at internet scale. ASERT provides context to the overall threat environment seen within ATLAS. NETSCOUT security engineers and researchers who investigate and characterize Internet-wide security trends, with a focus on DDoS attacks; discover and provide mitigation guidance for new DDoS attack vectors and attack campaigns; design new DDoS detection/classification/traceback/mitigation mechanisms; curate and deliver integrated, actionable DDoS threat intelligence via ATLAS; and serve as the apex of NETSCOUT mitigation support for complex, high-impact DDoS attacks.