AWS Shield Insights

What is AWS Shield?

AWS Shield is a managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection service that safeguards applications running on AWS. It provides always-on detection and automatic inline mitigations that minimize application downtime and latency. There are two tiers: Standard, which is automatically enabled for all AWS customers, and Advanced, which provides enhanced detection and mitigation capabilities, as well as 24x7 access to the AWS DDoS Response Team.

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What other technologies are related to AWS Shield?

AWS Shield Complementary Technologies

AWS WAF

AWS WAF works with AWS Shield to provide application-level protection against common web exploits.

mentioned alongside AWS Shield in 17% (311) of relevant job posts

AWS Firewall Manager

AWS Firewall Manager can centrally manage WAF rules, which complement AWS Shield's DDoS protection.

mentioned alongside AWS Shield in 43% (84) of relevant job posts

AWS Route 53

AWS Route 53 is a scalable DNS web service. It is often used in conjunction with AWS Shield for routing traffic and managing DNS records during a DDoS attack.

mentioned alongside AWS Shield in 1% (102) of relevant job posts