AWS Shield is a DDoS protection service. It allows for automatic detection and mitigation of common DDoS scenarios. AWS Shield comes with the following two options:
- AWS Shield Standard: It provides protection at no additional cost when using CloudFront and Route 53. The service provides protection from layer 3 and 4 DDoS attacks.
- AWS Shield Advanced: In addition to the features of the standard version, it allows for the protection of EC2 instances and ELBs. On top of the layer 3 and 4 DDoS mitigation, it also provides higher level attack mitigation and near real-time visibility to the traffic. AWS Shield Advanced also allows for integration with AWS WAF to deliver a complete all-in-one mitigation strategy for protecting any ...