Saturday Night Fever: Layer 7 attacks against CloudFlare sites

This post details the nature and prevalence of Layer 7 Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against Cloudflare sites. It highlights that these attacks, while less common in terms of originating IP addresses, constitute the vast majority of DoS attacks. The post analyzes attack patterns by day of the week, time of day, and across the year, identifying specific trends and dips. It also provides insights into the geographical origins of these attacks and the types of networks commonly used. The post underscores Cloudflare's ongoing efforts to defend against these sophisticated attacks and its mission to keep customer websites online.