DDoS Protection
Defensive mechanisms that absorb or mitigate Distributed Denial of Service attacks meant to take services offline.
Definition
Defensive mechanisms that absorb or mitigate Distributed Denial of Service attacks meant to take services offline.
Use case
Using AWS Shield or Cloudflare to absorb 100 Gbps artificial traffic surges during a cyber attack.
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Articles
What is AWS Shield?
How networks absorb floods of fake traffic aimed at taking sites down.