DDoS Protection Strategy
Stay online under attack. Architecture, runbooks, and provider strategy.
Design and deploy a DDoS protection strategy across L3/L4/L7. We architect the mitigation stack, configure provider settings, write runbooks for your SOC, and validate it with our DDoS stress test.
ROE signed before any work · 30 minutes response
Scope of work
What's included
Everything below is delivered by senior engineers — no scanner-only reports, no junior hand-offs.
- Architecture review and improvement plan
- Provider strategy (Cloudflare, AWS Shield, Akamai, on-prem)
- L7 rule tuning and rate-limiting
- Runbooks for your SOC during active attack
- Optional validation with our DDoS stress test
Methodology
How we run it
- 01Current-state architecture review
- 02Threat modeling against industry-specific patterns
- 03Provider selection and tuning
- 04Runbook drafting and tabletop exercise
- 05Optional live validation
Comparison
Why not just buy your provider's premium tier?
| Feature | AnySec | Generic firm | DIY |
|---|---|---|---|
| L7 rule tuning | Custom for your business logic | Generic rule sets | Out of the box |
| Runbooks for active attack | Drafted with you | Not provided | Yours to write |
| Tabletop exercise | Included | Add-on | Hard to facilitate internally |
“AnySec designed our DDoS playbook in two weeks. The first real attack hit a month later — our SOC ran the runbook and we didn't lose a single second of uptime.”
— Director of Infra · European online casino
Deliverables
What you receive
- DDoS protection architecture document
- Provider configuration changes implemented
- SOC runbooks (active-attack response)
- Tabletop exercise findings
Our commitments
Skin in the game.
- Runbooks tested in tabletop before delivery
- Optional bundling with our stress test for end-to-end validation
- Provider-agnostic — no vendor bias
FAQ
Questions we get asked
Should we bundle this with DDoS Stress Testing?+
Strongly recommended. Design + validate is a single coherent project; doing one without the other leaves blind spots.
We already sit behind Cloudflare — why do attacks still take us down?+
Because default provider tiers absorb volumetric L3/L4 floods but not application-layer (L7) attacks that mimic real users — login floods, odds-feed scraping, cashier-endpoint abuse. Stopping those requires rate limits and rules tuned to your business logic, which is exactly what this engagement delivers and the tabletop exercise validates.
Which providers do you work with?+
We are provider-agnostic — Cloudflare, AWS Shield, Akamai, and on-prem or hybrid stacks. We select and tune whatever fits your architecture and budget rather than pushing a single vendor.
How long does it take to stand up?+
About two weeks end to end: current-state review, mitigation architecture, provider tuning, SOC runbooks, and a tabletop exercise to validate the whole thing before you rely on it.
What happens during an actual attack once you've engaged?+
Your SOC runs the runbooks we drafted and rehearsed with you in the tabletop — that is the point of the engagement. If you want senior engineers on the line during a live attack, pair this with an Incident Response retainer for the 30-minute SLA.
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DDoS Protection Strategy pairs with the rest of the AnySec catalog — offensive testing, 24/7 defensive operations, incident response, and resilient infrastructure, all delivered by the same EU-registered team.
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Ready to start DDoS Protection?
Buy the engagement to lock your slot, or book a free 30-minute call to scope it first. 30 minutes response either way.
ROE signed before any test fires · 2 weeks