DDoS Protected Server Hosting

Network edge protection is a set of security and performance controls deployed at the boundary between the public internet and your servers. It typically combines always-on DDoS mitigation, a web application firewall, a content delivery network, and web optimization. The goal is to absorb attacks and accelerate legitimate traffic before either reaches your application.

Always-on DDoS mitigation against UDP/ICMP floods, SYN/ACK abuse, DNS amplification, and Layer 7 attacks; a Web Application Firewall (WAF) covering OWASP Top 10 with managed and custom rules; web optimization (HTTPS rewrites, automatic caching, accelerated mobile links, automatic minification); and a global Content Delivery Network. The service is monitored 24/7/365 by our US-based Network Operations Center.

Host firewalls (iptables, Windows Firewall, security groups) enforce rules at the operating system level on traffic that has already reached your server. Network Edge Protection inspects and filters traffic upstream, before it touches your infrastructure, and applies DDoS mitigation, WAF rules, and CDN routing that host firewalls cannot. Most production environments use both.

Volumetric attacks targeting UDP and ICMP, protocol attacks such as SYN/ACK floods, reflection and amplification attacks (including DNS amplification), distributed reflector denial-of-service (DRDoS), and Layer 7 application-layer attacks targeting HTTP/HTTPS endpoints.

No. Atlantic.Net's DDoS protection pricing is fixed, so traffic-volume fluctuations during an attack do not turn into an unpredictable bill. You pay for protection, not for absorbing attack traffic.

The WAF inspects GET and POST HTTP/HTTPS requests against rule sets (including the ModSecurity core rule set covering the OWASP Top 10) and blocks, challenges, or allows traffic accordingly. It defends against SQL injection, cross-site scripting, comment spam, and common zero-day patterns without requiring changes to your application code or network architecture.

Yes. Atlantic.Net engineers maintain the managed baseline rule set, and custom rules can be added on request to address application-specific attack patterns or business logic. Rule changes follow a review-and-approve workflow through your account team.

Yes. The CDN is bundled into Network Edge Protection. Globally distributed cache nodes and proximity-based routing accelerate content delivery, and integrated load balancing with built-in failover preserves availability without a separate vendor or contract.

Yes. PCI DSS 4.0 requires defenses against well-known attack patterns and access controls at the network perimeter. The Network Edge Protection WAF and DDoS mitigation map directly to those requirements, and the service runs inside the same audited infrastructure that backs our PCI-compliant and HIPAA-compliant hosting.

No. Network Edge Protection deploys transparently in front of your existing infrastructure ‐ no code changes, no new hardware. The usual change is a DNS update so traffic flows through Atlantic.Net's edge before reaching your servers.