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Can your business afford that?

Preventative measures
To be properly prepared, businesses must brace for the worst-case scenario. But how do you
prevent something that you don’t know when or if it’s coming? Here are four steps to help
ensure your network can stare down and stand up to a DDoS attack:

• Be proactive, not reactive.
Don’t wait for a major crash. You may already be experiencing attacks with slowed or
blocked customer access, which can result in lost sales or dissatisfied customers.

• Beware of the “world of denial.”
Ask tough questions. What do your customer satisfaction metrics reveal? Do you see
indicators of lost sales? What’s the real cost of service restoration?

• Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
Invest in sufficient DDoS protection and mitigation solutions early, before a major attack
strikes.

• Defend against all vectors.
Consider dedicated multi-vector DDoS protection using in-path mitigation, coupled with
integrated threat intelligence, for the best accuracy. Include hybrid protection with a
cloud-bursting service as an extra precaution to combat volumetric attacks.

About the Author
Mohammed Al-Moneer has recently been appointed as Regional
Director, MENA at A10 Networks. Mohammed has held various sales
leadership positions at networking and other high tech companies.
Most recently at Infoblox, he served as regional manager for Saudi
Arabia, where he leveraged his success in leading the services
business to drive operational efficiencies and innovation and achieve
exceptional growth. Prior to that he worked as territory sales manager for enterprise servers,
storage and networking at Hewlett-Packard.

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