How are DDoS attacks typically mitigated?

Mitigating DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks primarily involves strategies such as rate limiting and traffic filtering. Rate limiting helps control the amount of incoming traffic to a server, ensuring that the service remains available even during peak loads created by an attack. It essentially restricts the number of requests a server will respond to from a single IP address within a given timeframe. This helps in preventing any single user (or a group of users orchestrating an attack) from overwhelming the system.

Traffic filtering complements rate limiting by identifying and blocking malicious traffic based on predefined criteria. This can include filtering out traffic that originates from known bad actors, certain geographical regions, or traffic that exhibits anomalous behavior consistent with DDoS attacks. By implementing these measures, organizations can significantly reduce the impact of DDoS attacks on their services and maintain operational continuity.

In contrast, shutting down affected servers might provide a temporary relief from the attack but does not solve the underlying issue and would lead to downtime for legitimate users. Upgrading hardware components could enhance capacity but may not be a feasible or effective long-term strategy against volumetric attacks, as attackers are constantly evolving their strategies. Increasing social media presence does not contribute to the technical mitigation of DDoS attacks and may