To help businesses deal with the growing threat of DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks, Kaspersky Lab introduces the new Kaspersky DDoS Protection solution. Kaspersky Lab's special expertise in digital threats and its extensive experience in successfully combating them, as well as the intelligent technologies of, allow the solution to manage any type of DDoS attack, regardless of size and complexity. Almost a quarter of businesses in Europe (23%) consider DDoS attacks to be one of the top three corporate threats, according to research of B2B International and Kaspersky Lab.
As one of the money extraction techniques that usesmore frequently than digital criminals, the number and power of these attacks continues to increase year after year, placing the issue of user protection higher and higher on the agenda.
With companies at risk of losing between $ 10.000 and $ 50.000 a day due to DDoS attacks and the likelihood of further damage to their reputation, research shows that 26% of businesses in Europe view the "uninterrupted continuity of services" one of the top three priorities in the field of Information Technology for 2015.
The goal of a DDoS attack is to "choke" the information system of a web page or database, using a huge number of requests and making it unavailable to users. The possible causes behind such attacks are varied and can range from online bullying to unfair competition or even extortion.
The low cost of attacks (an unconscious can buy customized DDoS attack services, paying the minimum of $ 50 per day), the inability to locate the perpetrators, and the large number of "infected" computers and mobile devices around the world , make DDoS attacks one of today's most widespread and dangerous digital threats.
"DDoS attacks have no limits, with their victims ranging from large international businesses to small online stores. In addition, they can often be part of a targeted attack against an organization, as overloads they cause in networks can be used as a distraction as attackers gain access to critical data. To protect companies from this threat and minimize their losses due to service idle time, we developed Kaspersky DDoS Protection» comments Anton Porok, Managing Directorfor region of Eastern Europe of Kaspersky Lab.
An important element of Kaspersky DDoS Protection is the distributed infrastructure of the Clearance Centers, which are established throughout Europe. The solution, however, does not only help to prevent attacks. Taking advantage of Kaspersky Lab's expertise and information about DDoS attacks, the new solution ensures that potential threats can be detected even at an early stage. This also makes it possible to customize system settings on a case-by-case basis in real time, providing customers with reliable protection against financial threats and threats against their reputation.
Kaspersky DDoS Protection software for tracking and clearing traffic has been developed within the company. This means that the way the solution works can be quickly modified. Thus, it responds to changes in techniques used by attackers, even during an ongoing attack. In addition, Kaspersky DDoS Protection can filter most of the traffic involved in attacks on the provider side if the Internet Service Provider concerned has entered into a corporate agreement with Kaspersky Lab. This means that only a small number of highly evolved junk traffic needs to be diverted to Kaspersky Lab's Clearing Centers.
Experts who monitor Kaspersky DDoS Protection can customize and modify tracking functions and filters based on how the threat landscape is configured at a given point in time. This additional level of protection is quickly modifiable and applicable, allowing for increased security for companies. Custom security, tailored to customer circumstances and risk, offers the confidence that the protection provided is the best possible.
In order to ensure the highest level of reliability, Kaspersky Lab uses equipment and service providers exclusively from Europe to clear and track traffic in European countries. All traffic clearing centers are located in Europe, and metadata of customer traffic, which are analyzed by the service, are always on the territory of the European Union.
More information about Kaspersky DDoS Protection is available here.
