Project Shield

In this article, we will explore the topic of Project Shield in depth, examining its origins, its impact on contemporary society and its relevance in different areas of daily life. In order to better understand this phenomenon, we will delve into its history, analyze different perspectives and give a voice to experts in the field. Throughout these pages, I invite the reader to reflect on Project Shield from various perspectives and to question their own preconceived ideas about it. I hope that this article proves to be a source of knowledge and inspiration, and that it contributes to enriching the dialogue around Project Shield.

Project Shield is an anti-distributed-denial-of-service (anti-DDoS) service that is offered by Jigsaw, a subsidiary of Google, to websites that have "media, elections, and human rights related content." The main goal of the project is to serve "small, under-resourced news sites that are vulnerable to the web's growing epidemic of DDOS attacks", according to team lead George Conard.

Google initially announced Project Shield at their Ideas Conference on October 21, 2013. The service was initially only offered to trusted testers, but on February 25, 2016, Google opened up the service to any qualifying website a Google-owned reverse proxy that identifies and filters malicious traffic. In May 2018, Jigsaw announced that it would start offering free protection from distributed denial of service attacks to US political campaigns, candidates, and political action committees.

References

  1. ^ a b "Google launches new anti-DDoS service called 'Project Shield'". The Verge. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  2. ^ "Google Wants to Save News Sites From Cyberattacks—For Free". WIRED. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  3. ^ "Google's Project Shield helps any news site beat DDoS attacks". Engadget. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  4. ^ "Alphabet's Project Shield expands DDoS protection to politics". Engadget. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  5. ^ "Jigsaw's Project Shield Will Protect Campaigns From Online Attacks". WIRED. Retrieved 2018-08-13.

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