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Cyberattacks are on the rise, and one of the most common and dangerous types is the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Without a mitigation solution, a DDoS attack can disrupt access to your apps and your network, disrupting your business’ operations.
A DDoS attack can directly affect revenue, cause customer dissatisfaction, reduce employee productivity, and lead to reputational damage for an organization. On top of that, restoration costs can be expensive, and businesses can also be at the risk of legal exposure. Industries such as healthcare and finance have even more to lose, due to the serious consequences if they are unable to do business. And the volume of DDoS attacks is only increasing. In 2021, it’s projected that 11 million DDoS attacks were launched, including the biggest attack ever recorded (22 million requests per second). It makes sense that DDoS is the No. 1 reason businesses go offline.
Recently, a Citrix customer in the healthcare industry that did not have a DDoS protection service was hit by multiple attacks that severed access to their internal apps. While these apps were offline, the customer couldn’t access information on patient medications, which created a potentially life-threatening situation.
After evaluating various DDoS protection vendors, the customer determined that Citrix could provide what they needed with our DDoS mitigation service and that they could pair the service with their existing Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops solution.
Citrix’s DDoS mitigation service is cloud-based, helping to meet the CISO’s desire to reduce overhead costs and minimize their burden of management. Citrix also offers customers the choice of an always-on solution (subjecting all traffic to DDoS inspection) and an on-demand solution (diverting traffic once a DDoS attack has been launched). Always-on filtering runs 24/7/365 and ensures that all traffic is scrubbed before reaching its destination.
This customer chose the always-on solution, ensuring that they would have constant protection and reduce the risk of going offline as much as possible. After all, access to applications can mean life or death for a patient.
Citrix offers industry-leading protection from DDoS attacks, with 12 Tbps scrubbing capacity that’s capable of scrubbing four times the amount of traffic caused by the largest attack ever recorded. The service also protects against any DDoS attack vector, even a multi-vector attack.
Citrix’s DDoS mitigation service is a simple add-on for any Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops customer. The solution can go live in less than 30 minutes and does not require any added network routing changes. And because it’s a cloud-based service, it eliminates operational overhead associated with installation and maintenance, and it’s always up to date with the latest protections.
It’s simple to onboard apps, and point-and-click dashboards make configuring rules and policies easy. Plus, as your business grows and you need more scrubbing capacity, you can upgrade your license in minutes.
On average, an individual DDoS attack will cost an enterprise a whopping $2 million, so don’t wait until you’re attacked to find a mitigation service. Evaluate your DDoS mitigation strategy today and protect your business from DDoS attacks in 2022. Contact your Citrix sales rep to learn more about our DDoS mitigation service.
