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DDoS Risk Score Calculator
Answer 8 quick questions about your infrastructure and security posture to get a personalized DDoS risk assessment with actionable recommendations.
Risk Assessment
Understanding Your DDoS Risk
DDoS risk depends on multiple factors: your industry, attack surface, existing defenses, and preparedness. High-profile industries like gaming, finance, and e-commerce face disproportionately more attacks. Organizations with many public-facing services have a larger attack surface.
Key factors that influence your DDoS risk level include:
- Industry targeting: Gaming and gambling sites receive 35% of all DDoS attacks. Finance and e-commerce follow closely.
- Attack surface: Each public-facing service (APIs, websites, game servers) is a potential target.
- Previous attacks: Organizations attacked once are 80% more likely to be targeted again.
- Defense posture: Without detection and mitigation tools, you are relying on luck.
Reducing Your Risk Score
The most impactful steps to reduce DDoS risk are: deploying real-time detection (like Flowtriq), implementing rate limiting, using a CDN for absorbing volumetric attacks, and creating a documented incident response plan. These four measures alone can reduce your effective risk by over 60%.
Industry Benchmark Comparison
See how your DDoS risk score compares to the industry average for organizations in your sector.
| Industry | Avg Risk Score | Attack Frequency | % With Protection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaming / Gambling | 78 | 12.4/year | 72% |
| Financial Services | 71 | 8.7/year | 68% |
| E-commerce | 62 | 6.2/year | 45% |
| SaaS / Technology | 55 | 4.8/year | 52% |
| Healthcare | 58 | 3.9/year | 31% |
| Media / Entertainment | 60 | 5.1/year | 38% |
| Education | 42 | 2.3/year | 18% |
| Government | 38 | 1.8/year | 61% |
Note: These benchmarks are based on aggregated data from industry reports. A score above your industry average means you are more exposed than typical organizations in your sector. Focus on the recommendations above to bring your score down.
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