How to Prevent a DDoS Attack

Here are some main checklist items to hit on how to prevent these attacks from impacting your business.

A Web Application Firewall  (WAF) is a layer of protection that sits between a website and the traffic it receives. We dive deeper into the topic in this article about 

what is a WAF.

There are several WAF solutions that will offer automated mitigation of DDoS threats, but one of the best ways to define which WAF works the best for your application is to analyze how effective the protection is—whether it’s within the budget or if your team can properly configure it

Instead, a DDoS attack will be much sharper and more abrupt, seeing a very sudden spike in requests for sometimes a matter of minutes. This will look very different from a natural spike in traffic, which although it can be sudden will normally take the form of a curve instead of a cliff.

If you are running a campaign (which might have made you more vulnerable because of the extra publicity), then it will be particularly important to ensure your site remains operational and not to waste time dealing with the attack when you could be focusing on campaigning activity. That’s why it’s crucial to take the steps below to protect your site from a politically motivated DDoS attack.

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