Case Study: Posterous protects its website from DDoS attacks with Rackspace Preventier

Posterous talks about how they use Preventier™ from Rackspace

Posterous, a company that provides an easy way to post content online and autopost to social networks, was facing challenges from DDoS attacks due to its high traffic and profile. To ensure their service remained online, they turned to their vendor, Rackspace Technology, for a solution, which included the Preventier™ service.

Rackspace Technology implemented a tailored solution for Posterous that included dedicated servers and the Preventier™ DDoS mitigation service. This solution provided all-encompassing protection through network monitoring, server anomaly detection, and traffic filtering, ensuring the Posterous business stayed up and running against damaging attacks.

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