There are two vectors where Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are evolving. The first is the large scale of attacks. The second is increased sophistication. These attacks have garnered a great deal of attention because they’re on the minds of many CIOs. The Internet has also lowered the bar for online activism and increased availability. Today, individuals can equal the impact and range of nation-states just by using keyboard strokes and mouse clicks, organized through the power of social networks.
To counteract that, some companies will handle a percentage of on-premise mitigation, and leave the rest to professionals. Recently, Arbor Networks, Inc., a provider of security and network management solutions for enterprise data centers and carrier networks,
announced that Neustar has become the first “Select” level service provider to operationalize Arbor’s Cloud Signaling capability in a service offering. One of the most common misconceptions about today’s DDoS attacks is that many companies assume they won’t be directly targeted.
However, this overlooks the multi-tenant nature of both cloud and Internet infrastructures and the very real effects of collateral damage. Another misconception is that you only need to throw enough extra bandwidth at the attack to survive. However, it’s less to do with bandwidth and more about backend servicing capacity and handling transactions once an attack is underway... Read More
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