DDOS prevention capabilities of Appcito CAFÉ
Prepare, detect and mitigate DDoS attacks
Introduction
Consumers today use a wide variety of applications and smart devices to access information, make transactions and conduct business online. In addition, many enterprises have in-house applications that are used by employees to complete tasks and projects. Almost all the applications are deployed on the cloud because it offers a host of advantages. The cloud offers real time, elastic service with the option to pay as you use.
But hosting the applications on the cloud also increases the possibility of attacks by malicious hackers. Most of these attacks are in the form of DDoS (distributed denial-ofservice). Virtually, there is no industry that has been spared from DDoS attacks. Such attacks prevent customers and business users from accessing applications. In a world where time is money, any application downtime is sure to affect businesses negatively.
These costs range from financial losses and lost business opportunities to poor productivity. Internet and the OSI model
At the heart of the cloud is the internet. Or, in other words, the cloud is an extension of the internet. The internet is a complex network connecting computers across the globe for easy transmission of data and information. This complexity arises because there are different types of hardware and software working in unison.
In addition, rapid proliferation and adoption of new technologies has added to this complexity. Such a complex network is best understood with the help of an OSI (Open
System Interconnection) model, developed by International Organization of
Standardization.
The OSI model divides the internet into seven layers or distinct components that work together to enable seamless transmission of data. Each layer has its own hardware, software and protocols for efficient