10 things to know about contingency planning for ddos attacks
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DDoS attacks are not an "IF", but "When". With the Internet powering virtually every aspect of your business today, ie phone calls, emails, payment processing, connecting your supply chain, storing critical data and promoting your products, preparing for a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is critical. DDoS attacks cripple your operations, fuel doubt about your infrastructure, stability and security practices. Blogs and tweets light up in minutes, becoming part of the Internet’s permanent record. The damage to your brand can be lasting and incalculable.TRANSCRIPT
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Things to Know
About Contingency Planning for
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1. DDoS attacks are not an IF, but a WHEN.
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2. Realize that DDoSattacks are on the rise.
A 102% increase in attack size YOY* and as many as 7000 attacks happen daily.**
* Arbor Networks: DDoS Attack Trends Through 2010, Infrastructure Security Report & ATLAS Initiative
** Forrester Consulting, The Trends and Changing Landscape of DDoS Threats and Protection.
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3. A budgetneeds to be
allocated for .
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DDoSmitigation.
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4. There are mulitiple options:
- on-premise- upstream or
- in the cloud.
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5. Evaluate the
Pros & Consfor every
option & decision.
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(i.e. cloud offerings are away from your network, therefore distancing the attack from your infrastructure.)
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6. Specialized expertise will be needed - will you have this in-house or will you need to outsource DDoS expertise?
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7. Learn from others’ past mistakes.
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8. Know the
your infrastructure
bandwidth.
limitations of
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9. Once your DDoS plan is in place, make sure you evaluate the rest of your security needs
(such as intrusion detection & mitigation.)
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10. A contingency plan is ever changing, and will need to be updated on a regular basis.
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Learn more about protecting yourself
against DDoS attacks.
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