A cyberattack can render your system inoperable, and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks are becoming more sophisticated. Instead of a single attack, attackers now launch distributed attacks that hit one key point from many directions. These attacks, called Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks (DDoS), overload that key point with a flood of requests. As a result, operations cease.
DDoS attacks cost your company lost revenue, lost resources, financial damages to customers, and damage to your company’s reputation.
DDoS protection and anti-DDoS services
Security teams are developing new strategies to counter the rise in DDoS attacks. One strategy is to identify incoming traffic so healthy network traffic stays separate from human-like bots and hijacked web browsers. Human-like bots use automated scripts to help someone with criminal intent hunt for passwords repeatedly in a short time. A group of bots working together is a botnet.
Typical anti-virus software offers no solid defense, so some companies use more advanced tools such as Radware and Cloudflare.
DDoS security as a service
Many companies rely on cloud-based providers that have experience in DDoS protection. These data centers track the latest types of attacks. As a result, they have the resources and skills to defend against attacks better than an individual company can. They also avoid the single congestion points that DDoS attacks target.
A data center can help defend against DDoS attacks in these ways:
- Detecting that a DDoS attack exists.
- Controlling network traffic away from the DDoS target site.
- Notifying your company that an attack has occurred, so you can start disaster recovery strategies until the attack ends.
- Using proactive strategies to minimize attacks.
- Combatting known types of attacks when they occur.
It may be tempting to handle these attacks in-house, but the cost can be high. Even if your IT department has the technical knowledge, extra security requires extra bandwidth, and that bandwidth costs a lot. Data centers can split these costs across multiple clients, so they handle increased security better than private companies.
What is the right DDoS protection service for your organization?
Choosing the right DDoS service can be difficult, so IT departments should ask data centers a few questions, such as:
- What is the cost of the service?
- What disaster recovery plans are in place?
- How will the data center deploy the service?
- Will the addition of the service slow down performance?
- How will the data center notify your company?
- What experience does the data center have in handling cyberattacks?
- How does the data center keep current with the latest types of attacks?
- What records can the data center keep to prosecute wrongdoers?
Speak with a Volico DDoS consultant today
Don’t wait until a cyberattack occurs. Just one attack can have a tremendous negative impact on your business. As criminals get smarter, your preparation has to keep pace. You can prepare for DDoS attacks, but the right infrastructure must be in place. Qualified experts also need to handle that infrastructure. To prepare now, call Volico at (305) 735-8098 and speak with our cybersecurity staff.
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