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Free NIS 2 compliance assessment for all 27 EU Member States: in your browser, no account

Check NIS 2 status, supervisory authority, fines and gaps in your browser. 27 EU Member States, 24 languages, no account, no data sent.

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DDoS Protection

How much does DDoS protection cost? Full pricing for AS operators

DDoS protection cost for a network with its own AS: one-off deployment from RTBH to 100GE filtering, annual WanGuard licenses, support and a worked example.

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DNS amplification attack: how not to be the source or the target

DNS amplification: closing open resolvers, response rate limiting, blocking source address spoofing and the limits of BGP FlowSpec filtering for ISPs.

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DDoS Protection

Safe blackholing: three points to verify in your own network

Blackhole routing (RTBH) is safe once three points are verified: upstream and peer BGP communities, a next-hop rewrite on import and a local discard route.

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Under Attack? Manual RTBH & BGP FlowSpec in WanGuard

How to add an RTBH blackhole or a BGP FlowSpec rule by hand in the WanGuard Console during a live DDoS attack.

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DDoS Mitigation Service: What Managed DDoS Protection Covers

A DDoS mitigation service detects and blocks attacks before they take you offline. Here's what managed DDoS protection covers, on-prem vs cloud, and how to choose a provider.

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RTBH Explained: How & When to Use Remotely Triggered Black Hole

RTBH (Remotely Triggered Black Hole) uses BGP to null-route DDoS traffic network-wide in about 1 s. Here's how destination- and source-based RTBH work, and when to use it.

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BGP FlowSpec Explained: DDoS Filtering at Line Rate

BGP FlowSpec filters DDoS traffic at line rate by pushing granular match-and-drop rules straight to your routers. Here's how it works, vendor support, and its limits.

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DDoS Protection

What Is WanGuard? Anti-DDoS Detection & Mitigation Explained

WanGuard is Andrisoft's carrier-grade anti-DDoS system: with a port mirror it triggers RTBH after about 1 s and BGP FlowSpec filtering after 6–10 s. Here's how it works, and how ITORO deploys it.

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DDoS Protection

On-Premise vs Cloud DDoS Protection (Scrubbing Center): Which Wins?

On-premise DDoS protection filters attacks on your own network (RTBH in about 1 s, filtering in 6–10 s); a cloud scrubbing center reroutes traffic per-Gbps. Compare speed, cost, control and the hybrid verdict.

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Is Your Business Safe from DDoS attacks?

DDoS attacks can strike at any time. Don't wait, be proactive in your defense.

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