The Hidden Tactics Cybercriminals Use in DDoS Attacks—and How You Can Outsmart Them Before It’s Too Late
Cloudflare is a popular CDN provider and it helped stop the record-breaking DDoS attack mentioned earlier in this article. Sites hosted on WordPress.com benefit from integrated Cloudflare features that don’t require extra setup.
6. Set up a web application firewall
A web application firewall (WAF) acts as a gatekeeper between your website and incoming traffic. It can filter requests before they reach your site and thus block common DDoS vectors and diffuse attacks early.
Firewall plugins are one way of adding a WAF to your site. Many security plugins and CDNsinclude a WAF as part of their service.
