DDoS attacks are rising sharply, with ~7.9 million recorded in the first half of 2023, a 31% year‑over‑year increase. Government agencies at all levels are frequent targets, facing severe consequences such as loss of service availability and disruption of critical infrastructure. Attack motivations vary, but impacts are consistently damaging. To minimize downtime and maintain public services, agencies need rapid, effective defense. The most reliable protection against dynamic, multi‑vector layer 3–7 attacks is a hybrid strategy combining on‑premises systems with global cloud‑based mitigation for comprehensive coverage and resilience.

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