The New DDoS Landscape

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This post details the evolving landscape of DDoS attacks, noting a significant shift from volumetric network-layer attacks (Layer 3/4) to more sophisticated application-layer attacks. It explains the mechanisms behind botnets, IoT devices, and DNS amplification as sources of attack capacity, and contrasts older mitigation priorities focused on network capacity with the new reality of application-layer threats. The post highlights Cloudflare's 'Unmetered Mitigation' policy as a response to the increasing size and sophistication of attacks, ensuring continuous service availability.