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The Role of Botnets In Large-scale DDoS Attacks
Botnets play a huge role in modern day large-scale DDOS attacks. They are the cornerstone to every successful attack. Why? It’s simple: in order for a DDOS attack to take down a website it has to deliver malicious traffic. A lot of it. You see, a distributed denial of service attack works by flooding an application or…
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What You Should Ask Your DDoS Mitigation Provider
Distributed denial of service attacks are becoming a common threat on the web. They’ve gotten easier to launch, tougher to stop. Fueled by huge botnets, DDoS attacks have the power to overwhelm servers across the globe, and send them screeching to a halt. DDoS attacks work by flooding a machine with millions of packets. These…
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5 Tips for Fighting DDoS Attacks
DDoS attacks, also known as distributed denial of service, are a disruptive force for businesses who depend on their website for sales and customer acquisition. The trend continues: according to Prolexic, the second quarter of 2013 saw a 20 percent rise in DDoS attacks. What’s even more concerning is that attack strength and the duration…
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What You Should Know About False Positives During DDoS Mitigation
A false positive in DDoS mitigation is something every DDoS protection provider has to pay close attention to, and it’s in your best interest to understand what this term means. What happens during a false positive is a legitimate visitor triggers the protection system, and it responds as if your visitor was part of the…
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Protection From DDoS Attacks Without Moving Your Website
Protecting your business from DDoS attacks can be a stressful time for organizations. Quite simply, distributed denial of service is one of the most disruptive ordeals for companies doing business online. The cost of DDoS protection can be quite steep, but one positive aspect of professional mitigation is that you do not have to install…
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Top Reasons Why You Should Have A DDoS Mitigation Expert On Speed Dial
Your business needs a DDoS mitigation expert. According to a recent study, DDoS attacks have increased 20 percent as of last quarter. This is an alarming number. We’ve seen an increase in attacks on sites year after year. Even as DDoS mitigation and security become more pressing issues for organizations, DDoS attacks have gotten smarter…
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Does Your Business Have A DDoS Protection Plan?
Let’s get this straight: having a DDoS protection plan ready to go is something your business should have already done. The landscape of the internet and modern day technology makes business much easier, and more difficult at the same time. We have tools for efficiency. We can host our services in the cloud. Information moves…
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Types of DDoS Attacks
DDoS has grown leaps and bounds over the years, and with it an entire cottage industry has popped up, with vendors on both sides. Protection services stop the problem for customers, and hackers have no qualms with offering their services to the world.
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What Is A Distributed Denial of Service Attack?
A distributed denial of service attack is one of the most complicated attacks to defend against. They come in countless varieties, attack from countless IPs, and send millions of packets; choking up bandwidth and causing servers to go offline. DDoS is a denial of service attack on steroids. Distributed denial of service is often referred…
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What Is A Denial of Service Attack?
Denial of service is a form of attack that focuses on bringing a website offline by overwhelming server resources. How it usually works is simple: an attacker sends repeated requests to a website until the server can no longer respond to requests. The result is an exhausted server that eventually goes offline. Another name for…