RockCloud Blog
Insights on cloud security, DDoS protection, CDN acceleration and reliable infrastructure.
ACK Flood Attack Characteristics and Defense Strategies: Identification and Response
Learn to identify ACK Flood attacks by recognizing the fingerprint of low inbound bandwidth, high CPU, and RST spikes, and discover effective defense strategies using edge TCP termination and source whitelisting.
Dynamic CAPTCHA in Anti-CC Attack: Which Paths Trigger and What Thresholds
Effective dynamic CAPTCHA in anti-CC requires tiered triggering based on path value, using transparent checks, silent JS challenges, and interactive CAPTCHAs, adjusted automatically by anomaly signals, deployed at the edge, and clearly bounded by rate limiting and edge scrubbing.
How to Prevent Real Origin IP Exposure: 5 Leak Points to Self-Check and Origin Closures
A practical checklist to identify and close origin IP leaks, and lock down access to ensure CDN protection isn't bypassed.
NTP Reflection Amplification Attack Principles and Defense: Shut Down Amplifiers in 4 Steps
Learn how to mitigate NTP reflection amplification attacks by understanding the amplification mechanism, identifying whether you are a victim or a reflector, closing the monlist vulnerability, and moving traffic scrubbing to the network edge.
Nginx Anti-CC Attack Rate Limiting Best Practices: Should You Limit Connections or Requests First?
Discover the best practices for configuring Nginx to defend against CC attacks, combining connection limits, request rate limiting, burst handling, and whitelist exemptions.