DDoS attacks, the biggest fear of institutions and especially websites, are becoming more dangerous by the day. According to ITserv, the technology window for businesses in Turkey, it is possible to take early precautions against these attacks. Going heavy, server service interruptions and interruptions are the harbingers of DDoS attacks…

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, the nightmare of businesses and websites, are causing more and more damage to the business world by the day. These attacks, which create severe immediate concentration on all services of the servers, are among the attack systems that cause the greatest damage to websites. Protection against these cyber-attacks has become increasingly important in recent times. According to ITserv, the gateway for companies to technology in Turkey, it is possible to take early precautions against these attacks. Because DDoS attacks say ‘I’m coming’ in advance.

DDoS completely blocks server systems and causes very serious problems in a short time. The fact that these attacks are becoming more popular every day shows how dangerous they are. ITserv explains the symptoms of these attacks and the measures institutions can take:

How is the attack experienced?

DDoS attacks cause websites to suddenly become heavy. Connections on websites or server services also provide warning signs about these attacks. Immediate congestion in server resource consumption, data load congestion, and prolonged service outages are also key indicators.

Early prevention is the best defense

There is no foolproof and permanent solution to avoid becoming the target of DDoS attacks. However, there are some methods that can reduce the chance of being targeted and the effects of attacks. When it is clear that DDoS symptoms are being experienced in the system, taking early action is one of the best defenses. However, separating these symptoms from immediate and normal performance gains/decreases requires the right technology and expertise. As far as companies are concerned, first of all, the well-designed network infrastructure and the high level of system and TCP/IP knowledge of the relevant personnel are among the most important protection measures.

How to protect against DDoS?

It is possible to protect against DDoS attacks or reduce the attack effect with some applications other than these measures. Packets sent to target systems first pass through the router and are forwarded to other systems. With this feature, the measures to be taken about the routers are of great importance to counter the attack from the first moment. Another application is the precautions that can be taken at the firewall level. At the beginning of these measures is the use of the ‘rate limiting’ function. If the respective device supports this feature, the maximum number of packets coming from a given IP address is determined by rate limitation and IPs exceeding the maximum value are blocked.

What should individual users do?

From the point of view of individual users, it is useful to take simple precautions such as timely and complete system updates, use of anti-virus programs, active use of firewalls, filters necessary for secure e-mail traffic and prevention of spam traffic.

Source: (BHA) – Beyaz News Agency