As Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks grow in scale and complexity, organizations are under constant pressure to protect digital assets without compromising performance. Fastly, Inc., a leading global edge cloud platform, has announced major enhancements to its Fastly DDoS Protection service with the launch of Attack Insights—a new feature offering real-time visibility into DDoS mitigation efforts.

These updates are designed to provide security and platform teams with the transparency and trust needed to confidently enable automated protections—reducing complexity and avoiding service disruptions while defending against some of today’s most sophisticated threats.

The Growing Need for Transparent and Reliable DDoS Protection

DDoS attacks remain a persistent threat, particularly to APIs and web applications. Their potential to overwhelm systems and cause widespread downtime calls for instantaneous and intelligent mitigation. However, many security teams hesitate to fully leverage automated tools due to concerns over false positives and insufficient visibility.

Fastly DDoS Protection already offers high-speed attack response in seconds. Now, with the addition of Attack Insights, teams can:

• See attack spikes and mitigation events unfold in real time

• Examine automatically generated mitigation rules

• Verify what was blocked—and why

• Maintain seamless access for legitimate users

“Security and platform teams need to trust that automated protections will effectively stop attacks without impacting business-critical traffic,” said Kip Compton, Chief Product Officer at Fastly.

Fastly Attack Insights: Key Capabilities

Fastly’s Attack Insights delivers a powerful event analysis dashboard, enabling rapid understanding and validation of mitigation measures.

1. Events

Identifies and distinguishes individual DDoS attacks in real time, enabling contextual threat analysis.

2. Event Details

Presents granular insights into each attack’s profile, such as:

• Request samples

• Traffic volumes and summaries

• Mitigation actions taken

3. Rule Details

Highlights Fastly’s short-lived, automatically generated rules with full visibility into their behavior and effect—allowing teams to validate performance and optimize defenses without manual tuning.

“The Attack Insights and ability to explore the automatically-generated mitigation rules in seconds will accelerate our reporting and is hugely valuable in our mission to help keep our customers safe,” said Ben Trafton, VP of Client Services at Yottaa.

Built for Performance, Simplicity, and Predictable Pricing

Fastly DDoS Protection continues to stand out by delivering:

• No fees for attack traffic, helping organizations avoid unpredictable costs

• One-click enablement, making deployment fast and easy

• Real-time mitigation without tuning, supported by Attribute Unmasking technology that distinguishes malicious from legitimate requests with high accuracy

This proactive, low-friction model allows teams to focus on strategic objectives while remaining protected at the edge.

Greater Confidence and Control in DDoS Defense

Fastly’s expanded DDoS Protection offering with Attack Insights empowers security teams to confidently embrace automated defenses with real-time transparency and accountability. By combining visibility, speed, and reliability, Fastly is redefining how organizations protect their most critical digital experiences.

With these updates, Fastly ensures that DDoS defense becomes both smarter and simpler, supporting resilient digital operations in an increasingly hostile threat landscape.