Attacks that flood a server with traffic are the most common reason an otherwise healthy service goes offline. Well-known websites and applications see them regularly, and they rarely announce themselves. That is why protection at Wickerz is not an add-on: it runs in front of every machine we operate, from the moment it goes live.
How it works
We developed our own filtering algorithms rather than renting a generic product. The filter uses machine learning to tell legitimate traffic from attack traffic. Every attack it sees becomes training data, so it recognises recurring patterns faster over time.
- Detect. Traffic to our network is analysed continuously at the edge.
- Divert. When an attack is detected, malicious traffic is routed through a separate network, away from your server.
- Deliver. Legitimate traffic continues to your server as usual. Your port is not filled by the attack.
Game traffic
Game servers mostly speak UDP, and most attacks against them are UDP floods. Generic filters often handle this by limiting all UDP traffic, which hurts players as much as attackers. Our game servers get filtering that is specifically tuned for UDP, so real players keep their connection while the flood is dropped.
What you need to do
Nothing. Protection is enabled automatically on every service and costs nothing extra. If you notice unusual behaviour during an attack, contact our support team with the time and affected address and we will look at the traffic with you.
Limits
No filter can promise to stop every conceivable attack. If an attack threatens the stability of the network for other customers, we may temporarily null-route the targeted address to protect everyone else, and we will tell you when we do. Such measures are rare, and they are described in our terms of service.