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What are the different types of DDoS attacks and their impacts?

DDoS attackers can utilize various methods to disrupt online services. Here are the four main types of DDoS attacks:

Volumetric attacks: These bombard a target with a massive amount of traffic, overwhelming bandwidth and preventing legitimate users from connecting
Protocol attacks: These exploit weaknesses in communication protocols, overloading systems with requests and causing crashes.
Application-layer attacks: These target specific vulnerabilities in web applications, disrupting their functionality and preventing normal use.
Multi-vector attacks: These combine multiple attack methods simultaneously, making them more complex to defend against.

How can I protect my internet connection from DDoS attacks?

stc Business provides DDoS protection as a feature within their dedicated internet access (DIA) and advanced internet service plans. This DDoS defense solution is not available as a standalone add-on for internet connections from other providers - it can only be enabled by subscribing to an internet service plan directly from stc Business.

Is there a dashboard to monitor stc's DDoS mitigation services?

Yes, stc offers a dedicated DDoS Mitigation Monitoring Portal. This online tool allows you to track your stc internet connection in real-time, including the bandwidth details and DDoS-related events The monitoring portal can be accessed here.

Do I need stc's dedicated DDoS protection service even though I have a Firewall?

Even if you have a firewall in place that claims to have built-in anti-DDoS capabilities, it only provides limited protection. Firewalls typically work by using basic traffic thresholds - once an attack exceeds those limits, the firewall ends up blocking all traffic on that port, including legitimate user traffic. This is an effective tactic for attackers, as it disrupts access for genuine customers and users.

Is there any hardware setup or installation needed on-site to use stc's DDoS mitigation service?

No, there is no hardware setup or installation needed on-site to use stc's DDoS mitigation service. The service can be remotely enabled by monitoring the customer's traffic flow directly at stc's internet gateway, making the setup quick and easy.

What is stc DDoS Protection Service?

Our DDoS Protection platform monitors your traffic and when an attack is seen, it activates a cleaning solution in real-time to mitigate the effect of the attack.

The platform is deployed at our network's edge, using real-time technology to match and protect against even the most sophisticated attacks. Our industry-leading technical team inspects, detects, and mitigates entirely in line across our worldwide Anycast network.

Key Benefits

Inline and automated

Our DDoS Protection platform operates inline at the network edge - detecting and mitigating attacks in real time

Lower time to mitigate

With our ‘time to mitigate’ being under one second, we provide precise, automated, and surgical mitigation capabilities

DDoS Protection portal

Our DDoS Protection portal provides access to real-time reporting allowing you to instantly see when an attack is happening.

Easy onboarding

Our straightforward setup process makes it easy to integrate DDoS protection into your infrastructure, so you can start enhancing your security posture right away.