An origin server DDoS attack (sometimes referred to as direct-to-origin attack) is a technique used to bypass cloud-based DDoS protections such as CDNs and WAFs by targeting the origin server environment directly. Because the malicious traffic avoids the protective proxy layer, it hits the origin server unfiltered, potentially overwhelming systems that are not…
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