Catalyst Cloud Ingress Protection

CatalystSecurityFree tier available

Layer 3/4 volumetric DDoS mitigation powered by Cloudflare that flags excessive inbound traffic and blocks its sources. The Basic tier is included free with all accounts.

Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ
APACWellington, New Zealand

Subject to JP APPI, KR PIPA, SG PDPA +1 more

Region locations
APAC3 regions
Sovereign option
No sovereign-flagged regions in the catalogue for this service.

Sub-services (3)

Ingress Protection Basic

Always-on L3/L4 volumetric DDoS mitigation included free with every account

Cloudflare traffic scrubbing

Inbound internet traffic scrubbed across Cloudflare's global network, typically within 3 seconds

Premium Support integration

Engineering support during attacks to fine-tune mitigations, for Premium Support customers

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

Where this runs

3 regions
1 country
Commercial regions (3)

Oceania (3)

  • Hamilton
  • Porirua
  • Wellington 2

Tags

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Pricing

Pricing model:free