Anti-DDoS

Definitions

1. Designed to prevent, absorb, or mitigate distributed denial-of-service attacks. Anti-DDoS systems typically combine traffic filtering, rate controls, scrubbing, and routing strategies to preserve availability during floods.

   In plain English: Built to defend against distributed denial-of-service attacks.

   Example: "They moved the public API behind an anti-DDoS service after the reflection traffic surge."

Related Terms

• Botnet
• Amplification Attack
• Deflection
• Distributed Denial of Service
• Risk Control
• Risk Mitigation
• Risk Reduction
• Workaround