March 20
House of Lords, London
With DDoS attacks growing in complexity, both the scale and changing nature of the attacks is causing concern for today’s businesses.
Combating modern DDoS attacks requires a proactive, cross-sectoral approach from public, private and third sectors to safeguard our digital infrastructure effectively.
The House of Lords DDoS Day will cover the most pressing DDoS attack issues to help organisations maximise protection.
đź“… March 20, 2025, 09:00-14:30
đź“ŤHouse of Lords, London
Keynote: Paddy McGuinness
Former UK Deputy National Security Adviser
DDoS and National Resilience
DDoS attacks are mistakenly thought of as a lower tech criminal technique. Former UK Deputy National Security Adviser (Intelligence, Security and Resilience) Paddy McGuinness will explore their use by hostile states and importance for national resilience and why reducing vulnerability is as important as incident response when you are attacked.
Manish Arora
Senior Engineering Manager, Cloudflare
DDoS attack trends
This talk will share insights into DDoS attack trends observed across the Cloudflare network, including the largest recorded attack, which peaked at 5.6 Tbps.
Sebastien Ceuterickx
Director Infrastructure Engineering, Proton
Proton’s decade of DDoS defence: the challenge of on-premise infrastructure
As the provider of secure and private services, Proton must ensure its on-premise infrastructure can withstand the most extreme, persistent and sophisticated DDoS attacks. This session will shed light on what Proton learnt in fighting DDoS attacks over 10 years and how those lessons influence our DDoS architecture today.
Andrey Slastenov
Product Manager Security, Gcore
Modern DDoS threats and defense strategies
Explore the ever-changing landscape of DDoS attacks and discover a full spectrum of defense strategies—from advanced, cutting-edge solutions to straightforward, practical methods that any organization can implement.
Ziv Gadot
CEO, Red Button
Account takeover (ATO) vs. DDoS attacks
Over the past year, many incident responses initially identified as DDoS attacks have turned out to be Account Takeover (ATO) attacks instead. In this presentation, Ziv will discuss the pervasive ATO threat, how to distinguish it from DDoS attacks, and effective strategies for protection.
Gili Birchat El
Director DDoS Services, Red Button
Best practices for maximizing DDoS protection
Drawing on Red Button's extensive DDoS simulation testing, Gili will highlight best practices to help attendees enhance their DDoS defence.