Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) is a type of Denial of Service (DOS) attack where various compromised systems that are usually infected with a Trojan. It is a cyber attack wherein the perpetrator uses more than one unique IP address that can affect your IT services. The number of DDoS attacks has continued to rise over the years, and has reached 1Tbit/s. It may be impossible to stop the attack by just blocking a single IP address, and very difficult to identify which traffic comes from a legit user or from the attack due to the many points of origin it may come from. In relation to that, DDoS attacks tend to target network services in a way that saturates it with huge volumes of traffic.
Your system’s IT security should be the the first thing to consider to ensure protected personal and business information. Make sure to always have a disaster recovery plan in case you encounter these circumstances. Learn more on what you could do as preventive measures to protect your business and mitigate DDoS attacks in this infographic.