Nowadays, the term DDoS raises the heart rate of most webmasters. Though many don’t know exactly what a DDoS attack is, they might be familiar with the effects of getting DDoSed: an extremely sluggish, shut down, or dysfunctional website. In this article, we’ll focus on how to know if you’ve been DDoSed, how to spot […]
Tag Archives: ddos
Cloudflare mitigates record-breaking 71 million request-per-second DDoS attack
This was a weekend of record-breaking DDoS attacks. Over the weekend, Cloudflare detected and mitigated dozens of hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks. The majority of attacks peaked in the ballpark of 50-70 million requests per second (rps) with the largest exceeding 71 million rps. This is the largest reported HTTP DDoS attack on record, more than 35% […]
Uptick in healthcare organizations experiencing targeted DDoS attacks
Healthcare in the crosshairs Over the past few days, Cloudflare, as well as other sources, have observed healthcare organizations targeted by a pro-Russian hacktivist group claiming to be Killnet. There has been an increase in the amount of healthcare organizations coming to us to help get out from under these types of attacks. Multiple healthcare […]
What is the 503 Service Unavailable Error & How to Fix It
Imagine for a moment that you’re searching for a topic. You find what you’re looking for on the first page of Google’s search results and click through to the website. But instead of the expected web page, you find yourself staring down the barrel of a 503: Service Unavailable error message. You’re going to immediately […]
How to Know If You Are Under DDoS Attack
Nowadays, the term DDoS probably raises the heart rate of most webmasters. Though many don’t know exactly what a DDoS attack is, they do know the effect: an extremely sluggish or shut-down website. In this article, we’ll focus on how to know if your website is under attack and how to protect it. Hopefully, we […]
Optimizing Performance and Behavior with WordPress and the Sucuri WAF
Aside from providing significant protection from a wide range of threats, the Sucuri WAF also acts as a CDN due to its caching capabilities and regional PoPs — often performing even better than dedicated CDNs based on recent tests. CDNs can significantly help speed up your website by storing and delivering content as close to […]
Hacked Website Threat Report – 2019
The threat landscape for website owners is constantly shifting on a regular basis — and it’s becoming increasingly more complex. As attackers continue to develop tools and find new vulnerabilities to massively exploit, our team works diligently around the clock to identify, analyze, and protect website owners from compromise. Education is key to protecting yourself […]
Top 10 Sucuri Research Articles in 2019
As we settle into 2020, it’s a good time to look back at what was learned in the previous year. After all, the past provides valuable lessons for the future. With that thought in mind, we asked our researchers to choose their favorite blog posts from 2019. If your New Year’s resolution for 2020 is […]
The Largest DDoS Attacks & What You Can Learn From Them
A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) is an attack that focuses on making the website unavailable to its legitimate users. DDoS attacks can produce service interruptions, introduce large response delays, and cause various business losses. Denial-of-Service Attacks result in two ways —they either flood services or crash services. Attackers execute DDoS through computers and smart devices. […]
How to Stop a DDoS Attack & Prevent Future Attacks
DDoS attacks are a growing threat for websites. But do you know how to mitigate them in their tracks? We’ll cover some essential fundamentals on stopping a DDoS attack and preventing them from happening in the future. Specifically, as a webmaster, keeping your site online during large traffic spikes is what you strive for. We […]
