Shield

Overview

Shield Standard

• Defends against most commonly occuring network and transport layer DDoS attacks that target your website or applications
• Available to All AWS customers at no additional charge
  • But you get better protection if using CloudFront and Route 53

Shield Advanced

• Includes intelligent DDoS attack detection and mitigation
• Provides additional protections for internet-facing applications
• Works at three layers
  • Layer 3
  • Layer 4
  • Layer 7