Get Ready to Prevent DDoS Attacks
Because no organization is immune to an attack, and because the consequences can be very expensive for your company, it is better to anticipate. While we are seeing an increase in the size of DDoS attacks since 2015, here are some tips for getting ready for the best. 1. Measure the extent of the risk The very first thing to do is to perform a vulnerability test to identify the flaws in the defense of your information system that could be exploited by malicious people. This consists of a thorough review of the strengths and weaknesses of your network, in order to tailor DDoS protection to your needs. An intrusion test can be performed. It will simulate an internal or external network attack and will see if unauthorized access can reach the data. Even if it is not directly related to a DDoS attack, doing so eliminates a risk because some CIOs who were the victims of a denial of service attack initially thought it was a matter of diverting their attention...