More DDoS attacks in 2021

The Internet is becoming increasingly popular around the world, and many companies have been forced by the Corona pandemic to offer more online than before. To stay afloat, web stores were set up, and more and more services were provided virtually. Of course, this did not go unnoticed by malicious parties, and DDoS attacks were very popular in 2021. Thus, more attacks were carried out, and they became more powerful and also more complex. Gone are the days when a DDoS attack was easy to block. DDoS attacks target application layers and other sore points that are sometimes difficult to determine where they are coming from and how to defend against them. For example, in 2021, 2,830 DDoS attacks were identified, compared to 1,610 in 2020. In other words, a significant increase.

MijnHostingPartner.nl, as a hoster, is of course not immune to this, and we take a variety of precautions to reduce the downtime caused by a DDoS attack as much as possible. To do this, we take a variety of precautions at the server and application level. It's also why we chose a global DNS solution, which ensures that a copy of the DNS is accessible anywhere in the world. And is updated. So a DNS-based attack can be particularly well intercepted and eliminated by us. So that there is no downtime.

What are DDoS attacks?

DDoS attacks are attacks on a website that aim to make the server overloaded and therefore down, or at least unavailable while the attack is being carried out. They do this by accessing a website very often and all at once. Most websites are not made for this. Assuming a thousand real visitors per day to a website makes this easy. If half a million "visitors" suddenly show up within a minute, it may be too much. Therefore, all precautions have been taken to prevent this and make the website available for authentic traffic and intercept and block such malicious requests.

Huge websites like Facebook or Instagram have entire data centers to make their website available for so much traffic in such a short time. A local grocery store's website, of course, doesn't have the same infrastructure.

Any tweaker who has ever used their home network to host a website will have experienced that this quickly fails. Such hobby websites and things that used to be hosted on the home server or on the corporate network are no longer realistic to host yourself. Once you have something valuable on it, it is advisable to bring it to a hoster like MijnHostingPartner.nl as soon as possible. For a very reasonable price, you can host your website and domain name for as little as one year. With another 25 GB of storage space that you can use for your website project and emails.

2022 and DDoS attacks

It is almost certain that the number of attacks will also increase in 2022. It's also about staying on top of things and trying to stay one step ahead of the bad guys. But as in many other cases, protecting against DDoS attacks is an eternal battle. And it's not just all server administrators who should be paying attention to this. But also at the website level, by making sure your website is always up to date and secure. And if you see a lot of traffic in your website results that you can't accommodate at home, please let us know. Then we can always check it out for you. Many customers don't know this, but in the log folder of your hosting space above the wwwroot you can see from where exactly your website is accessed. And here you can easily see what exactly is going on. Take a look at these logs to see for yourself. Please note that these log files are only accessible through the file manager.

Firewall, DDoS protection and other measures are an absolute necessity for any website, so it is very important that you choose a provider that is constantly working on it. And stay updated so that your website remains secure. MijnHostingPartner.nl is the party that always has your website in the forefront. And together with you ensure that your website is optimally accessible. Buy your hosting package now at a great price and use the latest technology for your website!

Inspiration for this article; https://www.nbip.nl/nieuws/ddos-aanvallen-in-q4-van-2021/