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Why Orgs Need to Test Networks to Withstand DDoS Attacks During Peak Loads

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Feed Name: Dark Reading

Threat Score
45/100

Date Published: 2026-04-13

Date Updated: 2026-04-22

Author: Matthew Andriani

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The article highlights how predictable tax-season traffic surges amplify the operational impact of DDoS attacks—citing 2025 outages in the Netherlands and Poland—and urges organizations to move from point-in-time DDoS testing to continuous, nondisruptive validation of Layer 7 endpoints, rate-limiting, bot controls, and recent application or infrastructure changes to ensure defenses stop attack traffic without blocking legitimate users.

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