1 888 99 FLARE | enterprise@cloudflare.com | www.cloudflare.com Beyond on-demand for DDoS defense W H ITE PA PE R2 1 888 99 FLARE | enterprise@cloudflare.com | www.cloudflare.com CONTENTS New threats to business operations DDoS mitigation options On-demand or always-on A modern approach to DDoS protection 3 3 4 63 1 888 99 FLARE | enterprise@cloudflare.com | www.cloudflare.com Much of our world today lives in the cloud, employees are remote, and applications are hosted in IaaS environments — expanding the network perimeter to beyond the four walls of the data center and increasing our reliance on the Internet. As overall Internet traffic has surged, cyber threats have as well. Specifically, DDoS attacks are increasing in frequency, sophistication, and geographical distribution. While

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