DDoS2026-06-1812 min read
Complete Guide to DDoS Protection for SMBs
DDoS attacks flood your infrastructure until it cannot serve legitimate users. Average cost for SMBs: $120,000 in downtime.
Types of DDoS Attacks
Layer 3/4: Volumetric
UDP floods, SYN floods. Goal: saturate bandwidth. Measured in Gbps.
Layer 7: Application
HTTP floods, slowloris. Goal: exhaust server resources. Harder to detect.
Protection Strategies
- Rate Limiting: Limit requests per IP per second.
- Geo-blocking: Block traffic from regions with no users.
- Challenge-Response: JavaScript challenges for suspicious traffic.
- Anycast Network: Distribute traffic across data centers.
- AI Behavioral Analysis: Detect bot patterns automatically.