Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are no longer a problem reserved for large enterprises. In 2025, Cloudflare recorded a record-breaking 31.4 Tbps attack, and the frequency of smaller attacks targeting SMEs has surged dramatically.
According to the Beaming 2025 Cyber Threat Report, UK businesses faced over 2,000 cyberattacks per day throughout 2025. Many of these were DDoS attacks designed to overwhelm networks and take services offline.
For small and medium-sized businesses, the consequences can be severe. Even a short period of downtime can result in lost sales, missed customer interactions, and reputational damage that takes months to recover from.
The barrier to launching DDoS attacks has never been lower. Attack-as-a-service platforms allow anyone to purchase devastating attacks for as little as a few pounds, making SMEs increasingly attractive targets.
Built-in DDoS protection, like Telappliant Edge Protect, monitors traffic at the network edge 24/7 and can detect threats in under 30 seconds - mitigating them in under 10 seconds before they impact your business.