AT&T Dynamic Defense on AT&T Business Fiber (ABF)

SD-1.2. AT&T Dynamic Defense

Section Effective Date: 03-Mar-2025

AT&T Dynamic Defense is a security platform embedded in AT&T’s Global Network Infrastructure that Customer can utilize to filter traffic, detect threats, and execute security controls before data reaches Customer’s network.

AT&T Dynamic Defense only applies to traffic that is on AT&T Global Network Infrastructure. There are no SLAs applicable to AT&T Dynamic Defense.

SD-1.2.1. AT&T Dynamic Defense Service Packages

Section Effective Date: 03-Mar-2025

AT&T Dynamic Defense is available in multiple packages – Standard, Advanced, and Premium.

SD-1.2.1.1. AT&T Dynamic Defense Administrative Portal

Section Effective Date: 22-Feb-2024

Customer will have access to the AT&T Dynamic Defense portal which will provide on-demand security self-management. This capability allows Customer to make changes to its security policy without manual intervention by an AT&T security engineer.

SD-1.2.1.2. Limited Exceptions

Section Effective Date: 22-Feb-2024

This feature enables Customer to grant certain entities, IP addresses, or services permission to bypass the Dynamic Defense Shield block list restrictions. These exceptions are typically established for legitimate and trusted entities or activities that need access to Customer’s network despite being on the Dynamic Defense Shield block list.

Customer may designate up to 10 Exceptions to the Dynamic Defense Shield block list.

SD-1.2.2. AT&T Dynamic Defense Billing

Section Effective Date: 22-Feb-2024

Billing for AT&T Dynamic Defense begins on the AT&T Dynamic Defense Service Activation Date for the applicable access circuit. Billing is in US currency on a monthly recurring basis.

SD-1.2.3. AT&T Dynamic Defense Service Activation

Section Effective Date: 22-Feb-2024

Service Activation for AT&T Dynamic Defense consists of the following elements: provisioning the designated Customer access circuit with the AT&T Dynamic Defense Service and activating Customer in all required customer experience interfaces. The calendar date on which AT&T Dynamic Defense Service Activation is completed is the AT&T Dynamic Defense Service Activation Date. Customer's device must have the latest firmware to enable service activation.

SD-1.2.3.1

Section Effective Date: 03-Mar-2025

AT&T performs ongoing maintenance for AT&T Dynamic Defense. AT&T may provide notice of Scheduled Maintenance, Emergency Maintenance, repair, or upgrade directly to Customer, or such other web portal that AT&T designates, where practicable.

SD-1.2.4. Maintenance

Section Effective Date: 03-Mar-2025

AT&T performs ongoing maintenance for AT&T Dynamic Defense. AT&T may provide notice of Scheduled Maintenance, Emergency Maintenance, repair, or upgrade directly to Customer, or such other web portal that AT&T designates, where practicable.

SD-1.2.5. Withdrawal of Service

Section Effective Date: 22-Feb-2024

AT&T may discontinue providing AT&T Dynamic Defense upon 30 days’ notice, but only where AT&T generally discontinues providing AT&T Dynamic Defense to similarly situated customers.

SD-1.2.6. Disconnect Orders

Section Effective Date: 22-Feb-2024

To cancel or disconnect the AT&T Dynamic Defense Service or AT&T Dynamic Defense at a specific access circuit, Customer must submit a disconnect order to Business Center. Customer will be issued a credit, prorated for the remaining days between the disconnect date and end of billing cycle. If Customer’s AT&T Dedicated Internet Service is suspended or disconnected, a disconnect order will automatically be processed at the specific access circuit expiring.

SD-1.2.7. Monitoring of Communication

Section Effective Date: 22-Feb-2024

AT&T is providing AT&T Dynamic Defense for a cybersecurity purpose as defined in and consistent with the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA). In the United States, Customer agrees to undertake any monitoring of its network, undertake defensive measures and share cyber threat indicators or defensive measures consistent with CISA. In the U.S and globally, Customer agrees that it is responsible for setting all security policies, including monitoring policies, and will implement any and all security policies pursuant to CISA or other applicable law. AT&T retains the right to reject any security policies Customer asks it to implement that in AT&T’s sole judgment are not for a cybersecurity purpose as defined in CISA or other applicable law.

Customer consents to the monitoring of communications, including Customer’s specific IP addresses and related traffic meta data, for cybersecurity purposes and agrees that during the Service contemplated here, its Users will be provided notice through bannering or otherwise, and will consent that they have no right of privacy in the communications or information transmitted over Customer’s network and that Customer or its contractors may monitor those communications for any lawful purpose.

SD-1.2.8. Data Privacy Laws

Section Effective Date: 22-Feb-2024

Customer represents and warrants that its use of the AT&T Dynamic Defense Service will be consistent with applicable privacy laws. Customer must conduct a privacy impact assessment/data protection impact assessment for Users where required by law. Customer is solely responsible for its relationship with Users and their traffic. Customer has the authority to permit access to communications by its employees, guests, representatives, and other Users and legally responsible for all consents. Customer represents and warrants that it has the appropriate rights to provide any user data to AT&T in connection with the AT&T Dynamic Defense Service.
 

P-6. AT&T Dynamic Defense Monthly Recurring Charges (“MRC”)