DDoS Protection

Cloudflare automatically detects and mitigates distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks — coordinated floods of fake traffic designed to overwhelm and take down websites. Its network absorbs and filters malicious traffic across its global infrastructure, so legitimate visitors can still reach your site even during an active attack.

While DDoS attacks might seem like a concern only for large enterprises, small businesses are increasingly targeted — often by competitors, disgruntled individuals, or automated botnets. An Okanagan restaurant's online ordering system taken offline during a Friday dinner rush, or a vacation rental's booking site made unavailable during peak season, can cause real revenue loss.

Cloudflare's DDoS protection is included on every plan, including the free tier. It operates automatically — you don't need to detect an attack and respond to it. The network identifies anomalous traffic patterns and filters them in real time, allowing legitimate visitors through while blocking malicious requests. For Okanagan businesses, this means your website stays available regardless of what happens in the wider internet, providing peace of mind that you won't wake up to a site that's been knocked offline.