One of the largest providers of managed Domain Name System records for some of the internet’s biggest companies, faced a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack.

Sites including Amazon, Twitter, Soundcloud, and Reddit were affected. People across the country, though more-so on the East Coast, found these sites inaccessible. Dyn continues to provide updates on these attacks as they continue to affect the internet.

Dyn had restored service for a while, only to again face another outage. The attack is such a major concern that White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that the Department of Homeland Security is investigating the attack.

All of this put together begs the question: If such an attack can affect one of the world’s largest providers, how can you prevent it from happening to your company? 

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