Updated May 16, 2019 A Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack is an attack that involves a series of connected online devices (commonly referred to as botnets), that are used to overwhelm a target website, server or other network or system resources with fake traffic. The attack causes a denial of service for users of the […]
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Updated April 25, 2019 Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks are on the rise, and everyone has a target on their back. That’s why DDoS protection is no longer an option, but a necessity for anyone trying to prevent downtimes and other headaches – including a damaged reputation – that are associated with DDoS attacks. Nowadays […]
Updated December 10, 2018 With these KnownHost DDoS protection resources, you’ll understand everything from the fundamentals of what DDoS means, to how DDoS attacks work, determining if you’re being hit with a DDoS attack, why hackers bother, how you can prevent DDoS attacks and what KnownHost DDoS protection can do for you and your website. […]
Unplanned outages cost the average data center $8851 per minute. That is an expensive minute. Given how huge that number already is, you don’t want the situation to become even more expensive because your customers don’t feel that they are in the loop. Acting quickly and getting out a careful, conscientious, and informative email to […]