Cloud Security
Defend against external & internal threats
An end-to-end security stack: DDoS protection, WAF, host security, and identity & access management — covering you against scanning, attacks, and data exfiltration.
Core capabilities
DDoS mitigation + WAF
Host intrusion detection & baseline checks
Least-privilege access control
Compliance-ready for audits
Rank security spend by risk, not by product list
Start with three questions: how exposed is the service, how bad is a data breach, and what does compliance actually require? For anything public-facing, DDoS and application-layer protection come first. For internal-only systems, identity and audit trails matter more.
Turning every security product on at once is expensive and unmaintainable: nobody tunes the rules, nobody reads the alerts. You bought the tooling but not the operations.
DDoS, WAF, and host security cover different ground
DDoS mitigation handles volumetric attacks by absorbing bandwidth — the "so much traffic the service falls over" case. A WAF handles application-layer attacks, spotting SQL injection, scraping, and anomalous requests by rule. Host security works inside the server: intrusion detection, weak credentials, suspicious processes, baseline compliance.
Their alerts do not overlap, so any missing layer is a blind spot. The most common gap is buying DDoS protection and skipping the WAF — volumetric attacks get absorbed while application-layer scanning walks straight in.
The hidden cost of security is operations
Beyond subscription fees, budget for rule tuning, alert response, and log storage. WAF rules set too strictly block legitimate traffic; set too loosely they do nothing — expect one or two rounds of tuning against real traffic. Retaining logs and audit data long-term carries meaningful storage cost, so confirm the retention policy before you turn it on.
Pairs well with
Cross-border E-commerce
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View detailsFrequently asked questions
Does a small business need all of this?
Not all of it, but not none of it either. The minimum set is usually: a WAF for application-layer attacks, the cloud platform's baseline DDoS protection, and login auditing plus weak-credential checks on hosts. Those three are inexpensive and cover the vast majority of real exposure. Add layers as you grow.
Should DDoS protection be on all the time?
Baseline protection should be. Attacks do not announce themselves, and enabling defence reactively is too slow. Scaled-up mitigation bandwidth is a per-use or monthly commitment, so decide by business criticality: leave it on for core services, keep baseline only for the rest, and upgrade on demand during an attack.
What do compliance audits actually require?
Requirements cluster into three areas: access control — who touched which resource, when, and from where; an immutable audit trail of configuration changes and data access; and data protection — encryption in transit and at rest, plus recoverable backups. Most clouds provide the capabilities natively; the work is configuring retention to match the standard.
Related reading
AWS Shield Advanced: what is free, what is billed
Shield Advanced covering your WAF costs is true, with four boundaries: only protected resources, only standard features, and subject to a request ceiling. Bot Control, CAPTCHA and web ACLs above 1,500 WCUs are still billed separately.
Cloud CostAWS private pricing (EDP): threshold, risk, shortcut
Private pricing is the highest-threshold layer of the AWS discount system: a cross-service discount rather than a single-service commitment. Two traps come first - a shortfall payment if you miss the commitment, and mandatory enterprise support. And AWS states plainly that buying through a partner qualifies too.
Cloud CostMulti-cloud cost visibility: unify categories first
Each provider runs its own billing system, so there is no ready-made unified view. Most people reach for a tool first, which reverses the order: unify the cost categories and the tagging scheme first. Four accounting mismatches will make the numbers disagree.