The Problem with Annual DDoS Testing
Conventional testing only shows how your teams react to an attack—not whether your protection configurations will actually prevent one.
Annual DDoS tests are better than nothing. But they leave you exposed for the other 364 days of the year—and they don't validate the thing that matters most: whether your mitigation controls actually work.
What Real DDoS Validation Looks Like
Modern DDoS validation platforms run thousands of attack simulations directly on live production services—without causing any downtime or service disruption.
This continuous approach validates that your DDoS protection is properly configured, that traffic scrubbing is functioning correctly, and that your mitigation thresholds are set appropriately for your actual traffic patterns.
The Gap Annual Testing Misses
Your network configuration changes constantly. New services are deployed. Traffic patterns shift. Protection policies drift from their intended state.
An annual test validates your configuration at a single point in time. Continuous validation ensures your protection works right now—and every day after.
The Bottom Line
DDoS attacks don't schedule themselves around your annual testing calendar. Your validation program shouldn't either.