DDoS Protection Strategies
Keeping Your Casino Platform Online Under Attack
[Global Network Defense]
For casino solutions, downtime equals lost revenue and damaged reputation. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks remain the most common method attackers use to take platforms offline. Modern attacks can exceed 1 Tbps—without proper protection, no platform survives. This guide from Powersoft covers essential DDoS defense strategies.
Understanding DDoS Attacks
Casino platforms face three main attack categories:
Volumetric Attacks
Flood the network with massive traffic volume
• UDP floods, ICMP floods
• DNS amplification
• NTP reflection
• Can exceed 1+ Tbps
Protocol Attacks
Exploit weaknesses in network protocols
• SYN floods
• Ping of death
• Smurf attacks
• Target firewall/load balancer resources
Application Layer Attacks
Target application vulnerabilities
• HTTP floods
• Slowloris
• API abuse
• Hardest to detect (looks like legitimate traffic)
Defense Architecture
Effective DDoS protection for casino solutions requires multiple defense layers.
???? CDN Edge Protection
Global Distribution: 200+ edge locations absorb attacks
Anycast Routing: Traffic automatically routes to nearest PoP
Edge Caching: Reduce origin server load
SSL Termination: Decrypt at edge, protect origin
Traffic Scrubbing
→ All traffic routed through scrubbing centers
→ Malicious packets identified and dropped
→ Clean traffic forwarded to origin
→ Sub-second detection and mitigation
Rate Limiting Strategies
Intelligent rate limiting protects casino platforms without affecting legitimate users.
Multi-Tier Rate Limits
| Global limit | 100,000 req/sec platform-wide |
| Per-IP limit | 100 req/sec per address |
| Per-endpoint | Custom limits by API route |
| Per-user | Authenticated user quotas |
Bot Detection
Distinguish legitimate traffic from automated attacks.
✓ JavaScript Challenge: Browser must execute JS
✓ CAPTCHA: Human verification for suspicious requests
✓ Device Fingerprinting: Identify legitimate browsers
✓ Behavioral Analysis: Detect non-human patterns
✓ IP Reputation: Block known malicious sources
Recommended Solutions
Cloudflare
Enterprise DDoS protection with 197 Tbps capacity
AWS Shield
Native AWS protection with advanced features
Akamai
Prolexic DDoS mitigation
Imperva
Application-layer protection specialist
Conclusion
DDoS protection for casino solutions isn't optional—it's survival. Multi-layer defense combining CDN protection, traffic scrubbing, intelligent rate limiting, and bot detection keeps platforms online even under attack.
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