Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks remain a significant cybersecurity threat to organisations that depend on always-available digital services. By overwhelming networks, applications and infrastructure with malicious traffic, DDoS attacks can lead to service disruption, revenue loss and reputational damage.
As attack techniques continue to evolve across network, transport and application layers, relying solely on deployed protection technologies may not be enough. Organisations also need to validate whether their infrastructure and DDoS mitigation controls perform as expected under controlled attack conditions.
This is where proactive DDoS resilience testing becomes essential.
What Is LODDOS?
LODDOS is a cloud-based DDoS resilience testing platform designed to help organisations evaluate how their networks, applications and security controls behave when exposed to controlled DDoS attack traffic.
The platform enables security and infrastructure teams to conduct authorised tests using a broad range of Layer 3, Layer 4 and Layer 7 attack vectors while monitoring service behaviour and mitigation performance in real time.
By testing before a real attack occurs, organisations can identify weaknesses, validate existing protection mechanisms and improve their overall DDoS preparedness.
Test Realistic DDoS Attack Scenarios
LODDOS enables organisations to conduct controlled DDoS tests against authorised targets using different types of attack traffic.
The platform supports more than 140 Layer 3, Layer 4 and Layer 7 attack vectors, including scenarios across three major categories:
- Volumetric Attacks
- Protocol Attacks
- Application Layer Attacks
Testing different attack techniques allows organisations to evaluate how their infrastructure responds under varying traffic volumes, connection loads and application request patterns.
Identify Weaknesses Before a Real Attack
DDoS protection technologies may be deployed and configured, but their effectiveness can only be fully understood when they are tested under realistic conditions.
LODDOS helps organisations evaluate areas such as:
- Network and bandwidth capacity
- DDoS mitigation activation
- Firewall and security control behaviour
- Application and service availability
- Response to different attack vectors
- Recovery following a test scenario
The results can help security and infrastructure teams identify weaknesses and improve configurations before those weaknesses are exposed during a real-world attack.
Flexible DDoS Testing Options
Different organisations have different testing requirements. LODDOS provides multiple ways to conduct and manage DDoS resilience tests.
Self-Managed Testing
Organisations can plan and execute authorised DDoS tests directly through the LODDOS platform using their own technical teams.
Operator-Supported Testing
LODDOS experts can support scenario planning and live test execution when additional technical assistance is required.
Scheduled Testing
Tests can be prepared in advance and scheduled for automatic execution, helping teams coordinate testing activities around operational requirements and approved maintenance windows.
Multi-Attack and Real-Time Monitoring
DDoS incidents do not always rely on a single attack technique. Attackers may combine multiple vectors or change methods during an attack.
LODDOS supports Multi Attack, allowing multiple attack scenarios to be executed simultaneously against the same target.
The platform also provides real-time monitoring capabilities, helping teams observe service behaviour while tests are running.
Together, these capabilities provide greater visibility into how infrastructure and mitigation technologies respond to more complex DDoS scenarios.
Carpet Bombing DDoS Testing
LODDOS also supports carpet bombing testing, where traffic is distributed across a defined IP range rather than concentrated on a single destination.
Carpet bombing attacks can be particularly challenging because traffic may remain below mitigation thresholds for individual IP addresses while creating significant aggregate pressure across the wider infrastructure.
Controlled carpet bombing testing can help organisations evaluate how their protection mechanisms respond to distributed traffic patterns across multiple addresses.
Global DDoS Testing Capacity
LODDOS uses distributed cloud infrastructure to generate controlled DDoS traffic from different geographic regions.
With capacity of up to 4,000 bots and approximately 240 Gbps, organisations can evaluate their infrastructure against different traffic volumes and distributed attack scenarios.
Geographically distributed testing can also help teams understand how security controls and services behave when traffic originates from multiple regions.
Standard Packages and Credit-Based Testing
LODDOS provides different commercial models depending on testing frequency and flexibility requirements.
Standard Package
Standard Packages are designed for fixed 60-minute DDoS resilience tests, with testing capacity selected according to the organisation's requirements.
They provide a straightforward option for one-time or predefined testing engagements.
Credit Model
The Credit Model provides greater flexibility over bot capacity and test duration.
With:
1 Bot × 1 Minute = 1 Credit
organisations can allocate credits according to the requirements of individual tests and use them across multiple testing sessions.
This model is particularly useful for recurring DDoS testing, retesting after infrastructure changes or organisations that require different capacities across different scenarios.
AI-Powered DDoS Test Reporting
Understanding what happened during a DDoS test is as important as generating the attack traffic itself.
LODDOS provides an AI-powered standard report that helps organisations review test results and better understand service behaviour across executed scenarios.
Testing results can also include the DDoS Resilience Score (DRS), providing a measurable view of resilience across individual scenarios and the overall test.
Additional reporting options are available for organisations that require deeper technical analysis or management-level findings.
Evaluate Your DDoS Mitigation Strategy
LODDOS can be used to test the effectiveness of existing DDoS mitigation technologies and security controls.
Controlled testing can help organisations evaluate whether:
- Attack traffic is detected correctly
- Mitigation mechanisms activate as expected
- Legitimate services remain available
- Protection thresholds are configured appropriately
- Different Layer 3, Layer 4 and Layer 7 attacks are handled effectively
- Services recover properly after attack traffic stops
These findings can support teams when reviewing and improving their existing DDoS mitigation strategy.
Benefits of DDoS Resilience Testing with LODDOS
Proactive Resilience
Identify infrastructure and configuration weaknesses before they are exposed during a real DDoS attack.
Mitigation Validation
Evaluate whether existing DDoS protection technologies and security controls behave as expected.
Performance Visibility
Observe how networks, applications and services respond under different attack conditions.
Risk Awareness
Provide security and infrastructure teams with measurable information about potential weaknesses and operational risks.
Data-Driven Improvement
Use test results and reporting to prioritise configuration changes, mitigation improvements and future testing activities.
Compliance and Resilience Support
Use controlled resilience testing as part of broader cybersecurity, operational resilience and compliance programmes.
Build Stronger DDoS Resilience with LODDOS
DDoS resilience requires more than deploying protection technology. Organisations need to understand how their infrastructure and mitigation controls behave before they face a real attack.
With 140+ Layer 3, Layer 4 and Layer 7 attack vectors, up to 4,000 bots, approximately 240 Gbps of testing capacity, real-time monitoring, flexible testing models and AI-powered reporting, LODDOS provides organisations with the tools to evaluate and continuously improve their DDoS resilience.
Test your defences before attackers do. Request a LODDOS demo and discover how resilient your infrastructure really is.
