Emergency Migration to Cloudflare During a Sustained Layer 7 DDoS Attack
A technical guide and case-driven analysis with a focus on real-world DDoS migration scenarios Abstract Sustained, prolonged and persistent Layer 7 DDoS attacks differ from short-lived volumetric floods. They combine continuous application-layer pressure with operational fatigue and often outlast traditional CDN-based defences. This paper outlines how such attacks unfold, why organisations become trapped in a cycle of degradation and how an emergency migration to Cloudflare restores stability...
