AWS Shield

AWS shield protects your web applications running on AWS from managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. It is a fully managed service and has two variants, standard and advanced. AWS shield standard is offered to all customers free of charge and provides protection from most common attacks that target your applications or websites on AWS. AWS shield advanced gives you higher levels of protection, integration with other services such as web application firewalls, and access to the AWS DDoS response team.