Blog Articles
March 21, 2016 by IP Location
Given the fact that a DDoS attack can bring down any computer system in spite of the advanced hardware setup, it is essential to do some periodic checks in order to detect the possibility of a DDoS attack. Here are some essential ways to prevent and mitigate a DDoS attack.
July 9, 2015 by IP Location
One of our sister website hosted on cloud server was recently hit by a 9Mbps DDoS, and the apache web server ran out of memory and crashed. The attack lasted more than 2-months with no known reason. We've taken a number of mitigation steps including installation of mod_security with mod_evasive, APF, BFD, DDoS Deflate and Rootkit and Traffic Control, but non...
March 21, 2008 by IP Location
The two methods described below are extracted from the lartc howto. It is included here to provide a complete reference. For latest updates, please view source document.
March 19, 2008 by IP Location
Being a web host, your servers are constantly being attacked by hackers by denial-of-service (DoS) and other brute force attacks. There is no foolproof method to stop 100% of all attacks, but there are ways to protect your servers by applying firewall rules, and detecting and banning attacking IPs.
March 18, 2008 by IP Location
DoS attack, denial-of-service attack, is an explicit attempt to make a computer resource unavailable by either injecting a computer virus or flooding the network with useless traffic. In simple words, it is similar to thousands of people trying to enter a room from a single entrance, ultimately causing havoc. This not only disturbs the normal operations o...
