![]() #BANDWIDTH DDOS ATTACK MANUAL#By partnering with Radware, SingleHop has been able to convert the high expense of manual defense into profit. In the past, DDoS attacks h ave typically been blocked through manual processes, taking engineers’ time away from other key priorities. It’s also important to understand what technologies the provider is using for protection and be sure they satisfy well understood requirements for attack detection and mitigation.” ![]() As companies look to move critical operations and production systems to cloud hosting providers they would be wise to consider the security capabilities of those providers to protect against availability threats, such as DDoS attacks. Ben Desjardins, Radware’s Director of Security Solutions, asserts, “ Migrating applications and other elements of computing to the cloud has many benefits for organizations of all sizes, but also creates some new elements of exposure and a general reduction in ability to manage security controls. To ensure a robust frontline defense, SingleHop has partnered w ith Radware to provide an automated solution: SingleHop Shield™ Attack Mitigation Services now includes Radware’s DDoS Mitigation Solution. The challenge with mitigation is that not only do you need to have the capability, you have to have the needed bandwidth to handle the increase in traffic.” With over 5,500 customers in 124 countries, and data centers across the US and Europe, it’s no surprise that SingleHop has been experiencing a consistent increase in both the frequency and duration of DDoS attacks on hosted services. With bandwidth becoming more available and at lower cost, every company, no matter the size, has become a targe t. Discussing the dilemma with CloudTweaks, Jordan Jacobs, SingleHop’s VP of Products, comments, “ DDoS mitigation is no longer an optional service. It’s been suggested that the owners of compromised systems used in DDoS attacks be held accountable should they not have a minimal level of protection in place, an d SingleHop, a leading MSP for private cloud and managed hosting services, has taken this responsibility to heart. Digital Attack Map shows the United States and the United Kingdom receiving high volumes of DDoS attacks, with China marked as one of the top sources of attacks. ![]() ![]() A survey of IT managers from 270 North American organizations found the average cost of a DDoS attack was $40,000 an hour – 15% of respondents reported their costs at under $5,000 an hour, but on the other end of the scale, 15% of those surveyed stated costs above $100,000 an hour. Earlier this year, one report noted that DDoS attacks had doubled in the first quarter as compared with the same period last year, and in 2014 the first documented attack of appliances involved in a botnet attack came to light. The array of compromised systems flood the resources or bandwidth of their victims, typically one or more web servers, in an attempt to make an online service unavailable to its users. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks involve the use of multiple compromised systems, often infected with a Trojan, to target a single system. ![]()
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