The Dreaded DDoS Strikes Again And Costs Another Business Thousands
Have you heard of the DDOS?If you have not, the chances are that you will soon and it may be in the process of happening to you as we speak! I sincerely hope not, but it is always better to be forewarned than to be totally unaware. The seriousness, and perhaps, the nearness of the denial-of-service is there as a reminder although when I say ‘near’ it is not meant in a physical sense. It is a hacking process used to infect machines and devices that use software as their primary command centres. The software is installed to a vulnerable device, unbeknownst to the machines owner/user. The regular user of said device executes a particular command into their machine, that when infected with a DDOoS can send off automatic commands to any other machine on the network sending out a major virus within that system to cause damage or even to render it non-functional. The main type of attack is in sending large amounts of emails to someone or somewhere to fill the hard drive of a computer. |  |
Of late though, the attacks have become more targeted and sophisticated as the attackers have sought to bring down whole networks of machines with their software.
Cleverly thought out and even more cleverly executed, using resources to bring the whole system to a grinding halt.
The telltale signs can vary, including, but not limited to, inundation of email accounts, denying entry to the internet and to any domain name servers that may be connected to the system itself.
These assaults can come from near or far, and are extremely damaging to any user that is or has been a victim of such an attack.
An attack usually happens very quickly and can over run a system in a matter of minutes and will be devastating to any individual unlucky enough to experience it.
But it will be life or death to any business, as it can render not only the business unusable for the life of the attack, but can bring down its websites and any feasible, technological means of communication between company and customer. Thereby removing the ability to buy or sell any products or services. This will also require precious time to resolve, which then leaves you at the mercy of your reputation breaking down and the reliability of your technology being questioned.
DDoS protection can mount up financially and of course leave you fearing the worst, as it could be potentially very costly. Especially in the case scenario of there never being an attack in the first place.
So that then leaves you with a choice. The more profitable your business, the more benefit would be gained from a higher grade service such as a ddos protection service and you could of course, rent your equipment in lieu of buying it, but both work out relatively expensively. Although over the space of a year renting appears to work out the more expensive of the two. It all boils down to how often the attacks happen and the level of security you require. Learn more about protection and security at serverspace.co.uk.
On the flip side, it can be over doing the protection if you have something smaller or more temporary. So weighing up the options to suit your personal needs would seem to add up to a happy medium.
If necessary, it may be a good compromise to rent the protection instead of the equipment.
Prevention is almost certainly better than the cure in the instance of a DDoS attack. If it is happening, the fastest and most likely (and free!) solution is to open up the firewall on your computer but it’s not overly effective in the case of a heavy or fast attack.
The only reliable and proven method is to employ DDoS protection as your system would benefit from any attack having to navigate your providers DDOS prevention before being able to access your own. So that’s the best approach to minimizing the risk for yourself and your business.
