{"id":36283,"date":"2022-06-30T09:26:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T01:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/?p=36283"},"modified":"2022-09-22T17:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T09:15:00","slug":"is-your-vps-server-prepared-for-ddos-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/vps-hosting\/is-your-vps-server-prepared-for-ddos-attacks","title":{"rendered":"Is your VPS server prepared for DDoS attacks?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What is a DDoS attack?<\/h2>

With the growth of the internet, the number of DDoS attacks also increases. During a DDoS attack, a massive number of devices (thus\u00a0distributed<\/em>) bombard an organization’s (or a person’s) server with copious amounts of traffic. The motives for a DDoS attack\u00a0vary greatly; from dissatisfaction to\u00a0a bad joke\u00a0or even blackmail.<\/p>

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The intensity of the attack makes the website or internet service inaccessible. People can’t make deposits (or access their accounts) at banks, can’t make appointments at clinics, and can’t make payments at webshops.<\/p>

The aim of the attack is to render the server, service or infrastructure inaccessible. This can be done in various ways. The attack can saturate the server’s bandwidth to make it inaccessible or it can overload the machine’s system resources. As a result, it no longer responds to \u2018normal\u2019 traffic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What can you do against a DDoS attack?<\/h2>

Strong planning, as it is most of the time, does half the job. When a DDoS attack occurs, it is likely that you are too late. So, have a plan and take a close look at the current situation. Examine the web server’s capabilities and when needed, change the load balancing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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5 examples of ways to prepare your server against a DDoS attack<\/h3>