Nexusguard is seen as one of the top DDoS protection services for small and medium-sized organizations, which in addition to mitigating attacks will also optimize your online content through its role as a CDN and its global presence. Its service … [Read more...] about DDoS Protection Service: Nexusguard
application layer attacks
On-Premises DDoS Protection: Is it still necessary?
Despite the huge growth in cloud-based DDoS protection and a perception that on-premises protection is out-of-date and old school, many security researchers believe that on-premises protection against DDoS is still the most effective kind of … [Read more...] about On-Premises DDoS Protection: Is it still necessary?
Key Takeaways on DDoS from Akamai’s Q4 2017 Report
Akamai’s latest security report, focused on Q4 2017, noted that DDoS attacks went up by 14% year-on-year. Application-layer attacks rose by 115% quarter by quarter, however, they still comprised under 1% of all DDoS attacks. Year-on-year, there was … [Read more...] about Key Takeaways on DDoS from Akamai’s Q4 2017 Report
Is Layer 7 DoS Protection Necessary?
An increasing number of DDoS attacks are aimed directly at Layer 7 (applications). They tend to be disguised to look like real traffic. Layer 7 is often targeted after attacks at the Layer 3 and Layer 4 level have failed. The ability to mitigate a … [Read more...] about Is Layer 7 DoS Protection Necessary?
What is an HTTP Flood?
In a HTTP Flood, attackers send vast numbers of legitimate HTTP requests to a server. The request can either be “GET” or “POST”. The goal of this kind of DDoS attack is to force the server to allocate so many of its resources to serving the attack … [Read more...] about What is an HTTP Flood?
DDoS Attack Types
A DDoS attack is always launched from multiple compromised devices, often distributed in different locations, known as a botnet, usually controlled remotely by a single threat actor. It is different from a denial-of-service (DoS) attack because it … [Read more...] about DDoS Attack Types