Mega-DDoS attack prevention: How to prepare for larger DDoS attacks

The number of volumetric DDoS attacks is growing exponentially. Recent mega-attacks have  overwhelmed the defences of even the largest companies. If so, how can your infrastructure rely on its limited bandwidth capacity to absorb these sorts of attacks? In this white paper, security expert Brad Casey explains the nature of the threat and offers some advice on how to prepare for it, including bolstering in-house security measures as well as turning to cloud services to disperse the blow of a volumetric DDoS attack.

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