Compare Imperva DDoS Protection vs. Project Shield

Imperva's DDoS Protection safeguards all your digital assets at the edge, ensuring seamless operations without interruptions. With this service, you can maintain business continuity thanks to assured uptime. The crucial principle in DDoS defense is that while it takes mere moments to go offline, recovering can take hours; hence, each second is vital during an assault. Imperva provides reassurance by automatically filtering out attack traffic at the edge, eliminating the need for you to increase bandwidth costs. The DDoS Protection service specifically designed for websites is perpetually active, swiftly countering any DDoS attack, regardless of its type or scale, that targets your web applications. This service works in tandem with Imperva's cloud web application firewall (WAF), which effectively blocks attempts at hacking and malicious bot attacks. A simple modification to your DNS records directs all HTTP/S traffic destined for your domain(s) through the Imperva network. Acting as a secure proxy, Imperva’s DDoS protection conceals the IP address of your origin server, providing an additional layer of security against potential threats. By implementing this robust solution, organizations can confidently focus on their core operations without the constant worry of DDoS attacks disrupting their services.

Project Shield, developed by Google Cloud and Jigsaw and utilizing Google Cloud Armor, offers complimentary and limitless defense against DDoS attacks, which are malicious attempts to disrupt access to online information by overwhelming websites. It employs Google's robust infrastructure and advanced DDoS mitigation tools to filter out harmful traffic effectively. When a DDoS attack targets your website, the service ensures that our servers intercept and block the unwanted traffic, allowing your site to remain operational. Additionally, Project Shield can be set up to retrieve content from your website’s servers and serve a cached version to users during future requests, significantly reducing the load on your servers and enhancing resilience against potential DDoS threats. By caching content, the service not only fortifies DDoS defenses but also boosts website performance and conserves bandwidth, which is beneficial for all types of sites. Furthermore, users have the flexibility to invalidate cached content to meet specific site requirements. Enhanced security features within Project Shield include controls like JavaScript cookies and IP denylists to provide a higher level of protection for websites, ensuring a more secure browsing experience for visitors. Ultimately, this combination of features positions Project Shield as a powerful ally for any online presence seeking to maintain accessibility and integrity amidst cyber threats.