Today we want to talk about the dreaded DDoS attack because it is very important that you know about this type of malicious act that is on the rise because it is very easy to carry out and has affected thousands of people and their websites.
Perhaps, at this moment you are wondering what is a DDoS attack, how can I protect my website from this attack? Don't worry... we will explain what DDoS attacks are all about and how you can protect yourself from them.
Let's start by defining the protagonist of this article... who we hope will not be the protagonist of a bad chapter in your website...
What is a DDoS attack?
A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is a form of cyberattack that aims to disable a server, service or network by overloading the target or its associated infrastructure with a surge of unwanted Internet traffic.
With this type of attack, the server or service becomes inactive and no one can access it and, as a consequence, it generates great economic losses for companies or enterprises, since during the attack their sales fall and their users or customers may feel dissatisfied with the service since they do not know anything about what is happening behind the inactivity of the website they are trying to access.
But and...
How does a DDoS attack work?
Simply put, a DDoS attack requires the participation of many attackers, computers or servers in a coordinated manner.
Unfortunately it is common for these attacks to be carried out on special dates when businesses, companies and enterprises have a higher number of visitors to their websites and, consequently, an increase in their sales.
Although it is a massive attack, unfortunately, it can be organized by a single hacker because it only needs to take control of a few computers, fake a network and head towards its target. Thus, these networks are made up of different devices which are infected with malware, in this way, the hacker you can control them from wherever you are, these devices are called bots or zombies.
When the attacker has created a network of botscan control the attack by sending remote instructions to each of the bot. Then, the hacker begins to send, with each of the botThe virus sends an avalanche of infected requests to the IP address of its victim's server or network, overloading it and causing a disapproval in the traffic.
To be able to know that it is a DDoS attack, you must experience a slowdown in the website or service, or the inaccessibility of the same.
Now we will tell you the most important...
How can you protect yourself from a DDoS attack?
- Limits the rate of applications:
Limiting the requests that your server manages to accept during a certain period of time is an action that you can apply to defend yourself from a DDoS attack. However, you should be aware that this strategy is not completely secure.
With this action you can slow down the speed at which a scraper (sites that copy third-party content) may steal information or content from you, and also helps to reduce forced login attempts.
However, limiting the rate of requests will not prevent malicious traffic from causing crashes or slowing down the loading of your website.
- Use a web application firewall:
It is a tool that you can use to dampen DDoS attacks by implementing it between the Internet and the originating provider, as it can serve the function of a proxy reverse proxy (a type of proxy server that retrieves resources on behalf of a client from one or more servers). This will protect your server from being targeted by malicious traffic.
It works by filtering requests using a series of patterns to recognize elements used in DDoS attacks. One of the main features of this Firewall is its ability to quickly implement customized rules in the event of an attack.
- Resorts to broadcasting networks Anycast:
When using a broadcast network Anycast DDoS attacks are minimized because when malicious traffic is split, each of these splits can be sent through different server networks to an external network without affecting anyone.
We would like to clarify that a broadcasting network Anycast is effective depending on the magnitude of the attack and the efficiency of the network.
This type of attack can reach any website and, unfortunately, this practice is very common and even more so, as we mentioned before, on special dates such as Black FridayMother's Day, Mother's Day, Love and Friendship, CyberMondayamong others, where a large volume of visitors and/or buyers are expected on the web pages.
For this reason, it is better to be protected and use the tools you have available to prevent a DDoS attack from knocking on the doors of your website and being the protagonist of a drop in your sales or image.
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