Chapter 2. Mitigating Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks
The Cisco distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation solution is composed of two key components: Cisco Traffic Anomaly Detector, which is responsible for detecting a DDoS attack, and Cisco Guard, which is responsible for mitigating the attack. Customers can implement a DDoS solution with the Cisco Guard and the Cisco Traffic Anomaly Detector, or they can purchase the DDoS solution from a service provider. The solution from a service provider is often called a clean pipes solution. A clean pipes solution is implemented with a variety of products, including the Cisco Guard, Cisco Traffic Anomaly Detector, and partner products from vendors like Arbor Networks.
The Cisco Guard and the ...
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