Securing Networking Services – Part 2
In the previous chapters, we covered securing computing and storage services and networking, such as virtual networks and DNS and VPN services, respectively.
In this chapter, we will focus on networking services and learn about DDoS protection services and WAFs.
A WAF and DDoS protection are both necessary for a strong defense against different types of attacks. While a WAF can help mitigate application-layer attacks and some smaller-scale DDoS attacks, a dedicated DDoS protection service is essential for mitigating large-scale and network-layer DDoS attacks. Together, they provide comprehensive security for web applications.
This chapter will cover various networking services and provide you with best practices on how to securely connect to and use each of them.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Using DDoS protection services
- Using WAF services
