The Cost of Standing Still:
What CFOs Should Know About DDoS Attacks
12 May, 2025
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks aren't just an IT nuisance-they're a serious financial risk.
When your systems are flooded and operations freeze, revenue stops. But the real damage? It's what happens after the attack. Let's break it down.
Modern DDoS attacks are designed to overwhelm your servers, websites, and apps.
Even a few minutes of downtime can disrupt transactions, frustrate customers, and stall business-critical services. For many companies, every second = lost money.
Most businesses have basic firewall protections-but they aren't built to handle massive traffic floods or multi-vector attacks.
Without real-time DDoS mitigation, the hidden financial impact stacks up:- Operational downtime
- Missed SLAs and client penalties
- Resource drain from IT teams pulled into crisis mode
- Reputation loss from disrupted services
Mitigation today isn't just blocking traffic-it's adaptive, multi-layered protection.
GDS's approach includes:- Early detection at the edge of the network
- Real-time traffic filtering using AI and ML
- Multi-layer mitigation across the infrastructure
- Fast rerouting and load balancing
Mitigation today isn't just blocking traffic-it's adaptive, multi-layered protection.
GDS's approach includes:- 1. Factor DDoS protection into your risk strategy. Don't leave it to IT alone.
- 2. Invest in scalable, always-on mitigation solutions. Downtime costs more than prevention.
- 3. Review your incident response plans. Make sure mitigation is built-in, not bolted on.