What Is DDoS Protection and How Does It Work?
Quick Summary
DDoS stands for Distributed Denial of Service.
A DDoS attack happens when a large amount of traffic is sent to a website, server, or network with the goal of making it slow, unstable, or unavailable.
DDoS protection helps reduce the impact of these attacks.
How DDoS Protection Works
- Traffic reaches the network.
- The protection system analyzes the traffic.
- Suspicious traffic patterns are detected.
- Malicious traffic is filtered where possible.
- Legitimate traffic is allowed to continue.
- The server remains more stable during attacks.
What DDoS Protection Can Help With
DDoS protection can help reduce the impact of:
- Network floods
- Traffic spikes
- Common attack patterns
- Service disruption attempts
- Some automated attack traffic
What DDoS Protection Cannot Guarantee
No DDoS protection can guarantee 100% protection against every possible attack.
Very large, complex, or application-layer attacks may still affect a website or server.
DDoS protection is one part of security, not a complete replacement for server hardening.
Recommended Customer Actions
To improve security:
- Keep website software updated.
- Use strong passwords.
- Use a firewall.
- Avoid exposing unnecessary ports.
- Use secure admin URLs where possible.
- Keep plugins and themes updated.
- Remove unused software.
- Monitor logs.
- Use Cloudflare or a web application firewall if needed.
- Report suspicious traffic to support.
For Shared Hosting Customers
Keep your website secure by:
- Updating WordPress
- Updating plugins
- Updating themes
- Removing unused scripts
- Using strong admin passwords
- Installing trusted plugins only
For VPS Customers
You are responsible for:
- Firewall rules
- Open ports
- Server software
- Operating system updates
- Application security
- Logs and monitoring
- Backups
For Dedicated Server Customers
You are responsible for:
- Server hardening
- Firewall configuration
- Application security
- Network-facing services
- Server monitoring
- Software updates
- Backup strategy
If You Are Under Attack
Open a support ticket and include:
- Service IP address
- Domain name
- Time the attack started
- Affected service or port
- Error messages
- Screenshots
- Logs, if available
- Description of the issue
Support Ticket Link
https://bill.cybrohost.com/submitticket.php
Important
DDoS protection helps reduce attack impact, but customers should still secure their websites, applications, servers, and passwords.
Need Help?
Open a support ticket:
