BlockDos is an Internet security company in

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that provides protection services against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

Background

BlockDos is a division of Server4Sale (secure hosting provider) that was founded in 2003 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. In 2005, Server4Sale created a new security division named BlockDos. Initially, BlockDos was a reseller of mitigation technology to other providers. Beginning in 2008, BlockDos sold its own DDoS mitigation. The company has offices in Washington DC; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Seattle, WA; the

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; Vancouver, BC; Montreal, Quebec; London, UK; Toronto, Ontario; Russia, Ukraine, Sweden, and Malaysia. An example of BlockDos's

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protection process is explained in a case study with financial services company Solid Trust Pay in early 2013. The online editor of Access Matters magazine published the study and stated, "The case study outlines the growing aggression of the attackers who set up the DDoS attacks that provoked website performance issues on Solid Trust Pay's Internet infrastructure."

Products and services

BlockDos provides protection against DDoS threats. They advertise e-mail protection,

mitigation, and deep packet inspection.

References

External links

* {{Official URL, https://www.blockdos.net Technology companies of Canada Computer security companies DDoS mitigation companies Companies based in Ontario