VOIP Flood is a DDoS technique that targets system availability by overloading infrastructure. This page explains the attack, mitigation capabilities, and the role of WEDOS Global.
Description
Floods SIP/VoIP servers with excessive requests, causing call disruptions and server exhaustion.
Mitigation Capabilities
Anycast: Yes, disperses SIP flood traffic across nodes.
NGINX Proxy: No, not suitable for VoIP-specific traffic.
HAProxy: No, irrelevant for SIP-based attacks.
IDS Suricata: Yes, detects abnormal VoIP request patterns.
WAF: No, not suitable for SIP/VoIP traffic.
OWASP Rules: No, unrelated to VoIP threats.
Complex anycast solution – WEDOS Global (or Cloudflare for example): Yes, manages VoIP floods efficiently.
Solutions
Deploy SIP-aware firewalls and rate limit SIP traffic.
Why WEDOS Global?
WEDOS Global provides Anycast-powered edge protection that filters malicious traffic before it reaches your core systems. For DDoS types like VOIP Flood, WEDOS offers scalable global filtering combined with advanced detection strategies and 24/7 support.
Can WEDOS Global Help?
✅ WEDOS Global is highly effective against this attack due to global Anycast and intelligent filtering.