AWS Shield

• protects applications against DDoS attacks.
• 2 levels
  • Standard:
    • protects your AWS resources from the most common, frequently occurring types of DDoS attacks
    • no cost
  • Advanced:
    • provides detailed attack diagnostics and the ability to detect and mitigate sophisticated DDoS attacks.
    • is a paid
    • integrates with other services such as Amazon CloudFront, Amazon Route 53, and Elastic Load Balancing.
    • you can integrate AWS Shield with AWS WAF by writing custom rules to mitigate complex DDoS attacks.

References

1. https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/134/play/85854/aws-cloud-practitioner-essentials Module 6