The Cyber Defense eMagazine November Edition for 2023

however, might as well translate to “already in trouble.” On-demand solutions monitor, but simply can’t
react fast enough to prevent some amount of downtime. It can be minutes or tens of minutes before
protection kicks in, and in that time most, if not all, of the damage is done. Rubbing salt in the wound,
recovering downed servers and applications almost always takes significantly longer than the time it took
a DDoS attack to fell them in the first place.
Do you feel lucky? IT leaders shouldn’t even be asking themselves if the odds are ever in their favor.
They need confidence in the fact that their solution automatically protects against known and zero-day
attacks. These same solutions should also be capable of effectively defending against evasive
techniques such as multi-vector and carpet-bombing. Moreover, a solution should be able to shorten the
detection-to-protection timeline to mere seconds so that downtime is prevented.
Bespoke is for more than suits. A good solution is one that can be tailored to fit a company’s needs.
Some of the best solutions are those that allow IT leaders to select the defense and services they
currently need, with room to grow as their needs evolve. Good DDoS defense solutions will offer flexible
deployment with hardware, virtual software, and integrated options that align with company architecture.
A modular platform that adapts to the ever-changing DDoS landscape can help companies maintain
business continuity, while simultaneously protecting against future threats. Automation is also critical as
it frees IT teams to focus on high-value initiatives and projects that grow the organization. Optional
managed service offerings, meanwhile, are more than nice-to-haves as they deliver valuable domain
expertise, without burdening existing staff and resources.
Count the cost. When choosing a DDoS defense solution, cheaper isn’t necessarily better. Ask yourself
what the true cost of an outage would be, accounting for both damage to your bottom line and your
reputation and choose accordingly.
Ponder and deliberate.
Regardless of size or sector, companies need to be prepared for both high-volume and sub-saturating
DDoS attacks, looking for defense that extends beyond brute force, slow-to-react mitigation to full
protection that eliminates any impact on their or their customers' businesses. Investing in an advanced
solution that is capable not only of viewing the IP address space holistically to detect and report on
malicious behavior, but that delivers full protection in seconds rather than minutes is imperative.
There are many solutions that purport to address the threat from DDoS attacks. When it comes to
selecting the one that’s right for your company, take a page from the Art of War: Ponder and deliberate
before you make a move.
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