DNS Hosting with DDoS Protection

DNS is the most effective target for DDoS attacks because taking down a domain's nameservers renders every service on that domain unreachable — websites, email, APIs, VPN endpoints, everything. Attackers know this, and DNS-targeted DDoS has become one of the most common and devastating attack vectors. Major DNS outages have taken down thousands of websites simultaneously when shared DNS infrastructure was overwhelmed.

The threat is not theoretical. DNS DDoS attacks occur constantly, ranging from low-level harassment campaigns against individual domains to massive botnet-driven assaults targeting DNS infrastructure. Without dedicated DNS DDoS protection, your domain is one attack away from being unreachable to every user on the internet.

AnubizHost's DNS hosting is built from the ground up to withstand these attacks. Our infrastructure absorbs, filters, and mitigates DNS-targeted DDoS traffic automatically, keeping your domain resolving even when your nameservers are receiving millions of malicious queries per second.

Our DNS DDoS protection operates at multiple layers simultaneously. At the network edge, our anycast infrastructure distributes attack traffic across multiple geographic locations, preventing any single point from being overwhelmed. Volumetric attacks that might overpower a single server are diluted across our entire global network, where aggregate capacity exceeds 1 Tbps of filtering capability.

At the protocol layer, our systems identify and filter DNS-specific attack patterns including query floods, amplification attacks, NXDOMAIN floods, random subdomain attacks, and reflection attacks. Machine learning models trained on years of DNS attack data distinguish legitimate queries from attack traffic with high accuracy, allowing genuine user queries through while dropping malicious packets.

At the application layer, rate limiting, query validation, and behavioral analysis provide additional defense against sophisticated attacks that mimic legitimate DNS traffic patterns. Our systems adapt in real time to novel attack techniques, adjusting filtering rules automatically based on observed traffic patterns. This multi-layer approach ensures protection against both known attack vectors and zero-day techniques.

Unlike some DDoS protection services that require manual activation or only engage when an attack is detected, AnubizHost's DNS DDoS protection is always on. Every query to your domain passes through our filtering infrastructure continuously, with no performance penalty during normal operation. When an attack begins, protection is already active — there is no detection delay, no ramp-up period, and no configuration change needed.

Our monitoring systems detect attack patterns within seconds and automatically escalate mitigation measures as needed. Small attacks are handled entirely by our standard filtering infrastructure. Larger attacks trigger additional mitigation capacity, including upstream scrubbing centers that can absorb even the most massive volumetric assaults.

You receive real-time notifications during active attacks, including attack type, volume, duration, and mitigation status. Our dashboard displays historical attack data so you can analyze patterns and assess your domain's threat landscape. After each attack, our team provides a detailed post-mortem report with recommendations for any additional hardening measures.

DDoS protection is included on every AnubizHost DNS hosting plan at no extra charge. Our standard protection provides effective mitigation against attacks up to 100 Gbps — more than sufficient for the vast majority of domains. For high-profile targets that face larger or more sophisticated attacks, our premium protection tiers offer enhanced mitigation capacity, faster response times, and dedicated scrubbing infrastructure.

Premium protection plans include a dedicated DDoS response team that actively monitors your domain during attacks, adjusts filtering rules in real time, and coordinates with upstream providers for maximum mitigation effectiveness. These plans are recommended for businesses that have experienced large-scale DDoS attacks or operate in industries where DNS availability is business-critical.

All DDoS protection plans are compatible with our privacy features. Protection operates at the DNS layer and does not require WHOIS information, identity verification, or any compromise of your anonymity. Your domain can be fully privacy-protected and DDoS-protected simultaneously, ensuring both your identity and your availability are secured.