The tool is specialized for AWS cloud environments

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AWS Shield is a managed DDoS protection software that uses flow monitoring to analyze the traffic coming to your websites. The tool finds suspicious traffic in real-time by looking at flow data . Additionally, it has features like packet filtering and traffic prioritization to help you control incoming traffic. The tool was built for AWS cloud environments, which gives it a limited but specialized scope. It allows you to write rules for AWS WAF to help you protect against application-level DDoS fusion database attacks. There is also an advanced version of the tool that offers additional capabilities . If you encounter a more complex attack, there is a dedicated response team ready to help you. AWS Shield Standard is completely free, while the advanced version costs vary; you can request a quote on their website. Key Features


Packet filtering and traffic prioritization
AWS Shield can be accessed from other AWS products
Data flow analysis
The standard version is completely free.
That being said, AWS Shield is quite complex to set up and requires a technical person who understands AWS architecture.