HOIC (High Orbit Ion Cannon)
Layer 7 · Application
Description
A popular DDoS tool generating high volumes of HTTP requests to overwhelm the target.
Mitigation Capabilities
- Anycast: Yes, disperses traffic across nodes.
- NGINX Proxy: Partially, can help with rate limiting.
- HAProxy: Yes, effective for managing high HTTP traffic volumes.
- IDS Suricata: Yes, detects patterns associated with HOIC attacks.
- WAF: Yes, filters abnormal HTTP requests.
- OWASP Rules: Yes, targets HTTP-level anomalies.
- Complex anycast solution – WEDOS Protection: Yes, mitigates HOIC traffic effectively.
Solutions
Use WAF with behavior-based analysis and implement CAPTCHA.
Why WEDOS Protection?
WEDOS Protection provides Anycast-powered edge protection that filters malicious traffic before it reaches your core systems. For DDoS types like HOIC (High Orbit Ion Cannon) , WEDOS offers scalable global filtering combined with advanced detection strategies and 24/7 support.
Can WEDOS Protection help?
✅ WEDOS Protection is highly effective against this attack due to global Anycast and intelligent filtering.
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