The gaming industry has experienced a staggering 94% increase in Layer 7 DDoS attacks over the past year. Attackers are not only intensifying their efforts but also expanding their tactics by using trojans and malicious code in-game server scripts to seize control of gaming servers and communities, often extorting users for money.
Unfortunately, we've witnessed clients at other providers fall victim to these attacks, paying ransoms only to have the attacks persist. This serves as a firm reminder that operating a game server or VPS comes with inherent risks that must be managed to mitigate the impact of any attacks.
We've curated a new dashboard making it easier than ever to manage, configure and monitor your DDoS protection services.
What is Iceline Shield?
Iceline Shield is a cutting-edge DDoS protection solution offered exclusively by Iceline Hosting. This service employs a variety of mitigation providers and strategies to keep your server online and safeguarded against DDoS attacks. With tailored protection profiles for each supported game, Iceline Shield effectively counters the most common vulnerabilities exploited by DDoS attackers.
Available at no additional cost with all Iceline Hosting services, Iceline Shield also extends its Remote DDoS Protection feature to users hosted elsewhere or at home. This includes support for FiveM servers along with many other platforms.
Developed and refined over several years, Iceline Shield has been integrated into our infrastructure for extensive testing. The results have shown that it successfully blocks every DDoS attack thrown its way, and we’re thrilled to now offer it as a fully-fledged service!
Iceline Shield Dashboard
We are excited to present a game-changer in DDoS protection with our new Iceline Shield Dashboard. It is specifically made for gamers, providing unparalleled control and protection for your game server(s).
Key Features Include:
- Customize Rate Limits🔧
- Setup Game Specific Filters🎮
- Configure Geo Filtering🌍
- View Attack Logs and Metrics📈
- SSO Auth with Billing Area🔑
- Seamless Setup⚙️
- Discord Webhook Notifications🔔
Check out the dashboard in action in the video below!👇🎉
How Does It Work?
We've simplified the process for linking your services to our new Iceline Shield dashboard. Simply log in with your billing login, choose your service, and the setup guide will automatically set up and optimize your DDoS protection.
Available for our game hosting, proxy and game VPS hosting - requires a DDoS protected IP, contact us to enable (proxy has by default).
You'll have the ability to:
- View Attack Logs & Metrics
- Update DDoS Protection Settings (Egress, Strict mode etc)
- Update Thresholds & Limits
- Add/remove Filters for your selected ports
- Configure Geo/ASN whitelisting/blacklisting
Whenever an attack is detected you'll be notified via Discord (if configured), and you'll be able to view any attacks and data live via the dashboard.
How Can I Start?
- Visit the Iceline Shield Dashboard
- Login with your Iceline Billing login
- Choose your service
4. Continue with setup guide, by selecting which what you'd like to protect
5. The DDoS protection will now auto-configure and optimize accordingly
6. Done! Now you can use the dashboard and you're fully protected!
7. You can additionally configure Discord notifications by entering your Discord webhook URL
Conclusion
We believe that Iceline Shield will successfully counter any attacks, keeping your server safe and allowing gameplay to proceed smoothly without disruptions from DDoS attempts.
As new attack techniques are developed frequently, our mitigation strategies evolve to address these changing threats as well. Iceline Shield provides constant, in-line protection, consistently monitoring data packets and filtering out any harmful traffic. This strong DDoS defense activates automatically as soon as your service is linked to the dashboard.
