Ask HN: What to use for handling DDoS attacks on cloud application?

1 points by dsingh 12 years ago | 3 comments

I am looking at a couple of options including CloudFlare. Any recommendations or suggestions on what to look for?

Neustar provide a cloud based DDOS mitigation service which removes malicious traffic away from your site and returns only clean traffic. It's tried and tested over 10 years and is used by some huge brands. Switch it on when you see an attack and switch it off when it's over, simple. Also it's charged only on your clean traffic volume unlike cloudflare so you wont get stung by overage charges if the attack grows in size. I'd strongly recommend considering us over cloudflare.

please let me know if you'd like to know more, i'd be happy to have a chat

paul.mundy@neustar.biz 01784 448 415

Thanks guys.

truongmt 12 years ago | |

cloudflare doesnt charge based on traffic.

czbond 12 years ago |

I simply use AWS for reasons like this because they provide anti-DDoS protections. Cloudflare is the only one i've heard of that provides a software solution.