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Comments on What actions should be performed to restore a website after a DDoS attack?

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What actions should be performed to restore a website after a DDoS attack?

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My shared hosting provider suffices (at least on contract) daily, weekly, and monthly automatic backups; besides that, I also routinely backup my website's filetree and database not automatically into my PC (clouded), so I am quite covered by means of backups to my website.

I never had a DDoS attack that might crash my website (I would guess, alongside the websites of all other customers which their websites are being hosted on the same shared hosting environment); and I don't really know how, if at all, it could effect the "neighboring" websites and my own website's filetrees and databases.

What actions should be performed to restore a website after a DDoS attack (while hoping the attacker would do it just once, before taking any further actions to also prevent such attacks)?

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manassehkatz‭ wrote over 3 years ago
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A DDoS attack does not necessarily have any effect on the contents of the website - i.e., nothing to restore/repair. A DDoS is based on overwhelming the site resources with unwanted traffic.

deleted user wrote over 3 years ago
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Thanks @manassekhatz ; I find this "not necessarily" very interesting --- what would be a nice example for an exception coming in it? (a nice idea for a possible answer).

manassehkatz‭ wrote over 3 years ago
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The exception would be if the DDoS was combined with a direct server attack, with the DDoS either to slow down response. A lot depends on whether the goal of the DDoS is to truly attack a particular site or just to deny access to legitimate users.