Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for quarantining communications at a network edge by routing traffic through a specialized network edge system. In a particular embodiment a method provides, identifying criteria indicating whether certain network traffic should be handled by the specialized network edge system. The method further provides receiving first information about first network traffic received at a first network edge system for a communication network. In response to determining, based on the first information, that the first network traffic satisfies the criteria, the method provides routing the first network traffic through the specialized network edge system.