DDoS attacks are a serious threat to the Internet resources in the modern world.

Fiord Networks possesses a set of tools to protect its network and help its client in protection from and mitigation of such attacks.

1. Blackhole, a BGP-based method of protection during which the client conducts an analysis of the attack, finds out the attack vector, and notifies Fiord Networks of the attack announcing the blackhole community 28917:666. All the malicious traffic to the specified IP address will be rejected. This method is available to all Fiord clients using the IP Transit service, and allows them to analyse the traffic and protect their network from volumetric attacks.
2. FlowSpec, a protection method that lets the client to rapidly block various DDoS attacks using custom filtering rules. The client analyzes the traffic, identifies the type and vector of the attacks, and then using the BGP protocol sends FlowSpec rules to the Fiord equipment. The rules are activated on a borderline router nearest to the client. The method is best suitable for the clients who want to analyze their traffic on their own, and is a good protection from volumetric attacks.