DDoS

A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack floods a target server, service, or network with traffic from multiple sources to overwhelm its capacity and make it unavailable to legitimate users. DDoS attacks range from volumetric (bandwidth exhaustion) to application-layer attacks (HTTP floods targeting specific endpoints). Mitigation requires anycast network diffusion, traffic scrubbing centers, and rate limiting. CDN providers like Cloudflare and AWS Shield offer DDoS protection as a managed service.

Why it matters for your website

• 1Can result in traffic interception, phishing attacks using your domain, or service disruption
• 2Often discovered and exploited before organizations notice
• 3Preventable with proper monitoring and defensive DNS configuration