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Threat actors are persistently adapting their tactics and as they cleverly up their game of attack , so too must smart defenders improve their defence positioning . scrubber solution for mitigation of large DDoS attacks .
EXPERT OPINION
Fact three : ISPs will not be able to stop all DDoS attacks
An Internet Service Provider ( ISP ) may be able to bring a larger volumetric attack to a halt , but it ’ s unlikely it will be able to detect those that are smaller and short-lived . The ISP will also probably struggle to identify State Exhaustion and Application Layer attacks before the damage is done .
Fact four : Having a firewall in place is not enough
There are several reasons why an organisation should not rely on firewalls alone . For instance , they offer only rudimentary DDoS attack protection , which impacts on the performance of more important functionality . A firewall will also not provide detailed visibility into dropped DDoS attack traffic and has no way to intelligently communicate with a cloud-based

Threat actors are persistently adapting their tactics and as they cleverly up their game of attack , so too must smart defenders improve their defence positioning . scrubber solution for mitigation of large DDoS attacks .

Change and adapt . . . or suffer the consequences
It ’ s clear that organisations need to constantly refine their cyberdefence strategies to ensure that they are able to stop most attacks . Threat actors are persistently adapting their tactics and as they cleverly up their game of attack , so too must smart defenders improve their defence positioning .
For African organisations of all sizes and across every sector , learning how to choose the right approach and solution for adaptive DDoS protection – one that meets your unique needs , aligns to the realities of modern attacks and is built on industry-best practices and sophisticated solutions – is critical in order to ensure continued survival within the eye of the DDoS storm . u www . intelligentciso . com
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