Security
DDoS Protection
Enterprise-grade protection included free with every server
NexLink Core prioritizes server security and uptime, offering free DDoS protection with every dedicated server. This ensures maximum availability by filtering malicious traffic and allowing legitimate traffic through. Advanced settings are available to customize protection for your specific application needs, preventing unexpected downtimes and revenue loss.
Total DDoS Protection with all our Services
- Instantly mitigates malicious attacks
- Only clean traffic is sent to the server
- Completely transparent to regular traffic
- Protection from small and large attacks
- Included free of charge with any server
- In-house filtering for no added latency
- Keeps services online throughout attacks
- Regular traffic is unaffected
- Peak protection always increasing
- Every IP protected from DDoS attacks
Understanding the Threat
What is a DDoS Attack?
Learn about distributed denial-of-service attacks and how to protect against them
The Attack
A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is a malicious attempt to disrupt the normal traffic of a targeted server, service, or network by overwhelming it with a flood of Internet traffic. Essentially, it forces the target to slow down or crash, denying service to legitimate users. Multiple compromised computer systems are used to generate a large volume of traffic aimed at the target, exhausting its resources and making it impossible for legitimate traffic to be processed.
Types of Attacks
- Volume-Based: Saturates the bandwidth of the target with massive traffic floods
- Protocol Attacks: Exploits weaknesses in network protocols, such as SYN floods
- Application Layer: Targets specific applications or services, such as HTTP floods
Warning Signs
- Slow network performance and unusually high loading times on websites
- Complete unavailability of a website or online service
- Increased traffic from unusual or unexpected sources
Prevention Strategies
- Using cloud-based DDoS protection services to absorb and mitigate attacks
- Implementing rate limiting to control traffic volume
- Configuring firewalls and routers to filter suspected malicious traffic
- Using multiple servers and networks to distribute the load
At NexLink Core, we provide powerful DDoS protection for our Dedicated Game Server Rentals and Dedicated Machines. Our comprehensive solutions are designed to safeguard your gaming experience, ensuring uninterrupted and secure gameplay, even in the presence of advanced DDoS attacks.
Our Protection
How NexLink Core Shields
Your Game Servers
Comprehensive security built into every server we deploy
At NexLink Core, we understand the critical importance of keeping your gaming experience uninterrupted and secure. That's why we specialize in providing robust DDoS protection for our dedicated machines and gaming servers. With 100 Gbps of DDoS protection included for all of our customers, you can game with confidence, knowing that your server is safe from malicious attacks.
100 Gbps DDoS Protection
Every server comes with 100 Gbps of DDoS protection, safeguarding your server against massive attacks at no additional cost.
Constant Traffic Monitoring
We constantly monitor traffic patterns to detect and mitigate attacks instantly, ensuring threats are neutralized before they impact your gameplay.
Malicious Traffic Filtering
Our systems filter out malicious traffic, allowing legitimate players to enjoy a seamless gaming experience without disruption or added latency.
Scalable Protection
Whether you run a small community server or a large-scale operation, our protection scales to meet your needs and handle any attack volume.
High-Performance Servers
Specialized servers designed to handle high-performance gaming, ensuring low latency and high availability for a consistent and reliable environment.
24/7 Dedicated Support
Our dedicated support team is available around the clock to assist you with any issues or concerns, ensuring your servers are always protected and running smoothly.
By choosing NexLink Core, you are investing in top-tier security and performance for your gaming servers. Our comprehensive DDoS protection ensures that your gaming sessions are never disrupted, allowing you to focus on what matters most — enjoying the game. Trust NexLink Core to shield your servers from DDoS threats and deliver an exceptional gaming experience.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about our DDoS protection services.
Uptime is no longer solely dependent on redundancy. The internet is rapidly evolving and has introduced a variety of new threats, particularly DDoS attacks. We believe that DDoS protection should be a standard feature across all game servers and dedicated servers. At NexLink Core, we offer free DDoS protection for all our game servers and dedicated servers in every location. This service helps protect our customers from experiencing downtime due to most malicious internet-based DDoS attacks.
Our custom-built, in-house protection can guard against a variety of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. This includes defense against common UDP-based attacks typically aimed at game servers. Other types of attacks, such as SYN, ACK, and TCP-based attacks, which are frequently targeted towards web servers and other dedicated servers, are also filtered through our free DDoS protection. Since our entire system is built and maintained in-house, there is no additional latency added by our DDoS protection that could impact your players' experience with us.
No single type of protection is effective for all applications, and it may lead to false alarms or inadequate filtering. We empower our customers to fine-tune both our in-house free DDoS protection and our enterprise-grade DDoS protection. Gain control and customize your DDoS protection by whitelisting IPs and ports tailored to your specific applications. Additionally, we provide the option to implement global UDP blocking for web and other applications that exclusively use the TCP protocol. With a variety of other features available, we are proud to offer the most comprehensive DDoS protection package on the market.
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