Security News > 2022 > November > Out of the blue: Surviving an 18-hour, 39M-request DDoS attack
Case in point: A large e-commerce website protected by DataDome's bot and online fraud management solution recently remained blissfully unaffected throughout a high volume, highly-distributed DDoS attack.
Let's deep dive into a real-life attack to understand the key traits of a DDoS attack, how the threat landscape is evolving, and the implications when choosing a security solution.
Beginning on a Friday and lasting through Saturday, the DDoS attack came in several waves spanning over 18 hours.
The attack, like most DDoS attacks these days, was heavily distributed.
Although the targeted company had implemented a bot protection solution for the purpose of preventing scraping, the solution they chose automatically protected their website and app from a major DDoS attack as well.
Are your security systems ready to withstand an 18-hour DDoS attack on all your endpoints?
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