Emergency DDoS mitigation

Data as of Oct 13, 2026A topic in Edge Security and DDoS Platforms.Reviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

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Cloudflare holds a narrow lead over Radware for rapid deployment and absorbing sudden volumetric attacks across its global network. Radware serves as the usual answer when teams need immediate onboarding and an Emergency Response Team during an active incident.

#BrandHow often mentioned

1CloudflareMost answers

rapid deployment to absorb sudden volumetric attacks during an active incident

2RadwareMost answers

twenty-four-seven Emergency Response Team support using behavioral detection and analytics

3ImpervaOften

rapid onboarding within minutes through dedicated emergency support contact channels

4AkamaiOften

managed emergency mitigation and network scrubbing through Prolexic services

5NetScoutChatGPT rarelyGoogle often

immediate onboarding and round-the-clock telephone hotlines for active attacks

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CloudflareChatGPT Search91%Google AI Mode96%
RadwareChatGPT Search85%Google AI Mode97%
ImpervaChatGPT Search63%Google AI Mode48%
AkamaiChatGPT Search54%Google AI Mode38%
NetScoutChatGPT Search28%Google AI Mode55%
AWSChatGPT Search46%Google AI Mode34%

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We are responding to a DDOS attack. Who offers emergency mitigation services?
ChatGPT SearchOct 13, 2026
1Cloudflare
2Akamai
3Gcore
4Imperva
5Amazon Web Services
6AWS Shield
If you're actively responding to a DDoS attack, prioritize providers with 24/7 emergency response, always-on traffic scrubbing, and the ability to protect your specific infrastructure immediately. Some services can be activated by changing DNS or routing traffic through their network; others require coordination with your ISP or hosting provider.

Emergency DDoS mitigation providers

These are established providers worth contacting now. The best choice depends on whether the attack targets a website, API, game server, or your network's IP address.

1. Cloudflare

(Start here for urgent web attacks)

Offers emergency mitigation for websites and networks, with rapid onboarding and 24/7/365 enterprise support. Its network-level Magic Transit product is designed for broader IP infrastructure attacks.

Emergency hotline (US): +1 866-325-4810

Google AI ModeOct 13, 2026
Several major enterprise security and cloud infrastructure providers offer immediate, emergency onboarding and active mitigation services for organizations currently under a DDoS attack.

If you'd like, let me know:

I can help you prioritize which provider's onboarding path fits your immediate technical constraints. Would you like me to set up a task to track emergency response advisories or updates for you?
I need to find a provider that offers emergency DDoS protection to stop an active attack on our network.
Our site is being hit by a DDoS attack. Can you recommend services that provide emergency mitigation to absorb this traffic and restore our service?

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Emergency DDoS response

Network protection — Magic Transit

2. Akamai — Prolexic

Strong candidate for enterprise, large-volume, and network-layer attacks. Provides cloud, on-premises, and hybrid mitigation with a 24/7 Security Operations Command Center. Akamai explicitly offers emergency cyberthreat assistance.

3. Gcore

Worth contacting for CDN and DDoS protection, particularly for gaming, applications, and infrastructure that need global traffic filtering.

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4. Imperva

Worth considering for attacks against websites, APIs, and application infrastructure, particularly when application-layer filtering and web application firewall protection are needed.

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5. Amazon Web Services — AWS Shield

A natural option if your services are already hosted on AWS. Shield protects AWS workloads, while Shield Advanced offers additional DDoS defense and access to specialized response support.

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What to do right now

Contact your ISP, hosting provider, or cloud provider's NOC/security team. If your internet circuit or upstream bandwidth is saturated, they may need to filter traffic upstream.
Contact a mitigation provider immediately. Tell them the attack is active and ask for emergency onboarding, not a standard sales consultation.
Identify the attack type. HTTP/HTTPS floods against a website require a different deployment path from UDP/SYN floods saturating a public IP or network.
Preserve evidence. Record affected IPs, timestamps, traffic rates, protocols, firewall/load-balancer metrics, and sample logs. Avoid making uncoordinated DNS or routing changes that could prolong the outage.

Let me narrow this down to the fastest option

The most important question is:

What is being attacked?

1. Attack target

Website or web application

Public IP, firewall, or entire network

Game server

API or SaaS platform

DNS infrastructure

2. Organization size

Small business or individual

Mid-sized business

Enterprise or large organization

ISP or hosting provider

3. Current impact

Service is down or degraded

Attack ongoing, service still up

Upstream bandwidth is saturated

[Find the best emergency options]

I can use those details to prioritize providers that fit your infrastructure and outage severity rather than give you a generic vendor list.

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