Dynamic Defense

Selecting Your First Policy

When logging into the DD portal for the first time, you will be prompted to select 1 of 3 options displayed below.

Onboarding screen to select a policy

Quick Start

Quick Start provides protection from threats AT&T experts have curated for you, prioritizing network traffic over deep policy creation and customization. Quick Start is a great policy for an individual who does not have a lot of experience in building policies to protect their network.

Once you select Quick Start, you will be prompted to apply policy, edit policy, or return to policy selection.

  • Apply policy will automatically apply the Quick Start policy for you, then take you to the Dynamic Defense landing page.
  • Edit policy will take you to the policy tab of Dynamic Defense so you can make necessary edits. You will then need to select "Apply Draft" in the top right when you are ready to apply your policy. You can return to the initial policy selection page by clicking “return to policy selection” at the top right or deleting your current draft.
  • Return to policy selection will take you back to the initial policy selection page where you can choose from Quick Start, Smart Protection, or Custom Protection.

Smart Protection 

Smart Protection generates a custom policy after 7 days of personalized traffic analysis, filtering out what you don’t use. You can adjust this policy to meet the changing needs of your business. During the 7 days, your network will be protected with AT&T’s threat intel which blocks IP address that are deemed malicious, but you will not be able to make any policy changes until after the 7 days. Smart Protection is useful for an individual with any skill level in building security policies.

Once the policy is ready, an email will be sent to the user who initiated the Smart Protection policy. Upon logging in after the 7 days any user can either activate the policy or review the policy and make any needed changes.

Custom Protection 

Custom Protection allows you to customize your network protection and accommodate your business needs using our intuitive interface. This policy is generally for the more experienced security personnel who knows how to build policies to protect their network. After selecting Custom Protection, you will be taken to the policy tab of Dynamic Defense to start making your policy selections.