AWS Shield & WAF
The dual-layered defense strategy for protecting your cloud infrastructure against massive DDoS attacks and sophisticated Layer 7 web exploits.
The Security Stack
Shield Standard
Automatic protection for all AWS customers at no extra cost. Defends against the most common Network (L3) and Transport (L4) layer attacks.
- Always-on Monitoring
- Static Thresholding
Shield Advanced
Enterprise-grade DDoS protection with 24/7 access to the AWS SRT (Shield Response Team) and cost protection against scaling spikes.
- Health-based Detection
- SRT Engagement
- DDoS Cost Protection
AWS WAF
A web application firewall that lets you monitor HTTP/S requests and control access to your content using custom or managed rules.
- SQL Injection Blocking
- Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
- Bot Control
The Defense Flow
How traffic is scrubbed before reaching your origin
Incoming Requests
Packet Inspection
Payload Analysis
Secure Delivery