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Fastly Announces General Availability of Fastly DDoS Protection

Strategic Insights

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Fastly, a leader in global edge cloud platforms, has announced the general availability of Fastly DDoS Protection, a new product designed to provide automatic protection from Layer 7 and other application-level DDoS attacks. This solution leverages the company's powerful, proven techniques for protecting its global network from massive DDoS attacks, offering a tailored protection product directly to customers. Fastly DDoS Protection can be enabled with a single click, automatically shielding applications and APIs against highly disruptive data and query floods.

Fastly's DDoS Protection is designed to meet the needs of modern software delivery and business requirements, providing speedy, scalable defenses without the need for upfront tuning or ongoing tuning. The solution benefits from Attribute Unmasking techniques, which identify anomalous characteristics for every attack, offering faster, more adaptive protection than outdated approaches like rigid rate-limiting policies and centralized scrubbing centers.

Key Takeaways:

  • Fastly DDoS Protection provides automatic protection from Layer 7 and other application-level DDoS attacks.
  • The solution leverages the company's powerful, proven techniques for protecting its global network from massive DDoS attacks.
  • Fastly DDoS Protection can be enabled with a single click, automatically shielding applications and APIs against highly disruptive data and query floods.
  • Attribute Unmasking techniques identify anomalous characteristics for every attack, offering faster, more adaptive protection than outdated approaches.
  • Fastly DDoS Protection provides speedy, scalable defenses without the need for upfront tuning or ongoing tuning.
  • The solution is designed to meet the needs of modern software delivery and business requirements.
  • Fastly DDoS Protection benefits include enhanced resiliency, no attack fees, and reduced cloud spend.
  • The solution is essential for business resilience across all industries, from e-commerce to financial services.

Statistics:

  • 353 gpbs network capacity as of June 30, 2024 (Source: Fastly, Inc.)
  • Fastly's DDoS Protection detects, evaluates, and immediately reacts to DDoS attacks without any manual intervention or reactive effort required.
  • The solution provides up to 90% reduction in cloud spend (Source: Fastly, Inc.)
  • Fastly DDoS Protection can handle traffic spikes of all sizes, from everyday nuisances through never-before-seen traffic spikes.

Sources:

  • Fastly, Inc.
  • Enterprise Strategy Group
  • BusinessWire (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241022289767/en/)

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