This infographic explains why organizations should carefully evaluate how DDoS protection vendors define "time to mitigate" (TTM) and why rapid response alone does not necessarily mean attacks are immediately stopped. It compares common vendor approaches, demonstrating that many service-level agreements begin only after attacks have been confirmed or mitigation has started. In contrast, Akamai emphasizes proactive detection and automated mitigation designed to block malicious traffic before service disruption occurs. The infographic also outlines an eight-step DDoS mitigation process that combines continuous monitoring, threat analysis, automated routing, attack detection, policy tuning, and ongoing optimization while illustrating the business impact of delayed mitigation through downtime,

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