It operated a DDoS mitigation platform and a global network of traffic scrubbing centers.

Real-time monitoring and mitigation services were provided by a 24/7 security operations control center (SOCC).

In 2003 Prolexic Technologies was founded by Barrett Lyon and was the subject of the book Fatal System Error by Joseph Menn.

[3] Prolexic was acquired by Internet content delivery network Akamai Technologies in a $370 million deal completed in February 2014.

[6] In 2012, hacktivism and vandalism were cited as the main inspiration for DDoS attacks, rather than extortion as in the past.