DDoS protection helps keep your service up when someone floods your network or application with traffic. Mitigation combines scrubbing, rate limiting, and often CDN or edge filtering. Tier-III facilities often have upstream protection; critical apps may need an extra layer.
How mitigation works
- Network layer: Traffic is scrubbed upstream; bad or excessive traffic is dropped before it reaches your server.
- Application layer: Rate limiting, WAF rules, and CAPTCHA can reduce abuse and application-level attacks.
- CDN/edge: Distributing traffic at the edge can absorb volume and hide your origin IP.
What providers offer
- Many tier-III data centers have upstream DDoS protection as part of the network.
- Managed DDoS or WAF services add application-layer rules and often better visibility.
- For critical apps, consider a dedicated DDoS product or WAF with rate limiting and tuning support.
Summary
DDoS mitigation uses scrubbing, rate limiting, and sometimes CDN. Rely on provider upstream protection where available; add a dedicated DDoS or WAF layer when the app is critical.
