DDOS Protection

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Avoiding DDOS Attacks
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• Avoiding DDOS Attacks
• The simple and honest truth is that if your
  server or company is the target of a DDOS attack
  by a well organized hacktivist group with the
  resources for a large scale attack there is a
  good likelihood that your website or server will
  go down for a period of time. However, just as we
  have become increasingly aware of the need to be
  security conscious regarding viruses, spyware,
  malware and adware the same needs to be done for
  these attacks. The best preparation for DDOS
  protection can ensure that only the largest
  attacks affect your server and at that point only
  until your backup mitigating plan is put into
  practice.
• What is a DDOS attack?
• DDOS stands for distributed denial of service is
  an attack were multiple compromised systems work
  together to target a single system, server or
  website to create an overwhelming demand for
  information that causes a system overload and
  failure which results in a denial of service
  crashing the system, temporarily or permanently.

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• Preparation Is Key
• The worst absolute thing you can do is nothing.
  Although DDOS attacks generally target
  government, political, corporate or popular
  websites the rise of these attacks is increasing
  both in their number and in their overall
  ability. Being prepared and understanding where
  your weaknesses are and implementing fail safes
  and possible backups are important. The first
  thing that should be done is a companywide DDOS
  risk assessment. Whether this is done internally
  or through a provider it should consider all
  elements within the known attack ranges. The
  assessment should also assess possible damages
  when online properties go off-line including
  downtime for websites in lost revenues for
  e-commerce. Understanding the cost of downtime
  will ensure a cost benefit analysis that reveals
  the true cost of an attack.
• Create an Action Plan - In planning to fight a
  DDOS attack one of the best elements of ddos
  protection is to have an action plan that spells
  out a response in order to recover from the
  attack.

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• If this plan is not in place it is often too late
  to create one and be effective during an attack.
  This plan should also be created with different
  levels of attack and appropriate responses. You
  would not respond in the same manner to a
  companywide bandwidth shut down as you would to a
  single server attack. By having this action plan
  in place in cooperation with your ISP provider
  will enable a quick response with appropriate
  actions and as little downtime as possible.
• Contact Your ISP
• Understanding the limitations and procedures of
  your current ISP provider before an attack occurs
  will ensure proper DDOS protection by making a
  switch to a more responsive ISP provider if they
  are not willing to work with you before an attack
  occurs. Many ISP providers have clauses within
  their Service Level Agreements of responding to
  these attacks within 24 hours. Many businesses
  feel that this time lag is far too long and
  expect quicker actions. Ensure your ISP provider
  is one that is willing to work with you towards
  DDOS mitigation.
• To ensure the best http//www.r00t-services.net/
  it may be necessary to contact the third-party
  DDOS mitigation specialist that can provide
  measured responses, security tips and effective
  action plans.

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• To ensure the best ddos protection it may be
  necessary to contact the third-party DDOS
  mitigation specialist that can provide measured
  responses, security tips and effective action
  plans.