Ask HN: Are startups victim of DDoS attack?

Posted by jester23947 on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @08:44AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am a DDoS security specialist trying to sell IT security services for businesses against DDoS attacks. It doesn't seem that anyone need that.

Is it me or no one is really being DDoS'ed or the Business just don't really care and wait for the attack to move on?

I'd like to hear your feedback on this.

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Re:Ask HN: Are startups victim of DDoS attack? by czbond on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @09:02AM (#13014151)

They do need this, but they have no idea what it's called. (eg: drop the tech jargon). Many don't REALIZE they need it - mainly because it hasn't happened to them. The risk is highest for companies with real customers or events - since it's lost revenue.

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Re:Ask HN: Are startups victim of DDoS attack? by jester23947 on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @09:04AM (#13014166)

I see what you mean. Thanks

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Re:Ask HN: Are startups victim of DDoS attack? by czbond on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @12:13PM (#13024000)

Sure - hope it helps. I've sold many security engagements and done the work. I've seen startups first hand usually do not understand their risk unless they've experienced it directly (hack / vuln / PCI / DDOS). It's a hard sell at first.

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Re:Ask HN: Are startups victim of DDoS attack? by jester23947 on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @08:46AM (#13014048)

In case anyone is interested, I can help you with SYN flood, amplification attack, volumetric attack, rate-limiting botnets and also against spoofed attacks.

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