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Description

Project Shield, developed by Google Cloud and Jigsaw and utilizing Google Cloud Armor, offers complimentary and limitless defense against DDoS attacks, which are malicious attempts to disrupt access to online information by overwhelming websites. It employs Google's robust infrastructure and advanced DDoS mitigation tools to filter out harmful traffic effectively. When a DDoS attack targets your website, the service ensures that our servers intercept and block the unwanted traffic, allowing your site to remain operational. Additionally, Project Shield can be set up to retrieve content from your website’s servers and serve a cached version to users during future requests, significantly reducing the load on your servers and enhancing resilience against potential DDoS threats. By caching content, the service not only fortifies DDoS defenses but also boosts website performance and conserves bandwidth, which is beneficial for all types of sites. Furthermore, users have the flexibility to invalidate cached content to meet specific site requirements. Enhanced security features within Project Shield include controls like JavaScript cookies and IP denylists to provide a higher level of protection for websites, ensuring a more secure browsing experience for visitors. Ultimately, this combination of features positions Project Shield as a powerful ally for any online presence seeking to maintain accessibility and integrity amidst cyber threats.

Description

Squid serves as a caching proxy for web traffic, accommodating protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP among others. By caching commonly accessed web pages, it significantly decreases bandwidth usage and enhances response times. With its robust access control features, Squid functions effectively as a server accelerator. It is compatible with a range of operating systems, including Windows, and operates under the GNU GPL license. Many Internet service providers globally rely on Squid to optimize user web access. By streamlining the data flow between clients and servers, Squid not only boosts performance but also conserves bandwidth by storing frequently accessed content. Additionally, it has the capability to manage content requests through various routing methods, allowing for the construction of cache server hierarchies that maximize network efficiency. Numerous online platforms utilize Squid to substantially improve their content delivery processes. Ultimately, implementing Squid can lead to a notable reduction in server strain and an enhancement in the speed at which content is delivered to users. Its effectiveness in managing web traffic makes it an invaluable tool for both service providers and website owners alike.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

AWS Marketplace No 
Abstract Security No 
Active Directory No 
Azure Marketplace No 
Google Cloud Armor Yes 
Google Cloud Platform Yes 
Jigsaw Yes 
Pandora FMS No 

Integrations

AWS Marketplace Yes 
Abstract Security Yes 
Active Directory Yes 
Azure Marketplace Yes 
Google Cloud Armor No 
Google Cloud Platform No 
Jigsaw No 
Pandora FMS Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Project Shield

Website

projectshield.withgoogle.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

Squid

Website

www.squid-cache.org

Product Features

DDoS Protection

DNS Amplification Protection No 
DNS Reflection Protection No 
High Network Capacity No 
Illegitimate Traffic Recognition No 
Infrastructure Protection (Layer 3/Layer 4) No 
Post Attack Analysis No 
Traffic Monitoring No 
Website Protection (Layer 7) No 

Product Features

Load Balancing

Authentication No 
Automatic Configuration No 
Content Caching No 
Content Routing No 
Data Compression No 
Health Monitoring No 
Predefined Protocols No 
Redundancy Checking No 
Reverse Proxy No 
SSL Offload No 
Schedulers No 

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