Magic Transit helps Wikimedia get back online after a massive 300Gbps DDoS attack
"Cloudflare Magic Transit is foundational to our DDoS mitigation strategy."
When Wikimedia's services were rendered inaccessible due to a global DDoS attack, they onboarded Cloudflare Magic Transit to help them get back online. Read the full story here.
Block attacks of any size or sophistication
At its peak, the DDoS attack was over 300 Gbps, also changing patterns. Magic Transit blocked all attacks even as the attack vectors changed.
Security. With fast performance.
Inspecting traffic for threats at a Cloudflare point-of-presence close to the source ensures Wikimedia’s traffic is fast—even during DDoS attacks.
Competent, responsive team
Cloudflare's engineers helped Wikimedia onboard with Magic Transit and get back online quickly. "We've been impressed with their speed of response and technical competency,” recalls Chris Danis, Staff Site Reliability Engineer.
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