Azure extends DDoS attack protection down to small business users, for a fee

An new Azure service aimed at protecting smaller businesses from the growing threat of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks is now in public preview, according to Microsoft. DDoS IP Protection is a new SKU for the Azure DDoS Protection service that is designed to deliver enterprise-level protection even down to the …

[mark l 2]

I am suprised Microsoft haven't been including this on all plans for FREE never mind for a monthly fee, even the cheapest plans from OVHcloud or Linode comes with DDOS protection included in the price. Or the free tier on Cloudflare if you just want to protect a website from DDOS attacks.

It sounds like Microsoft are milking their customers for a few more dollars by making them pay for what is an essential service on the modern internet.

[IGotOut]

Soooo...

Let me get this right...

You need to pay Microsoft to protect Microsofts infrastructure from attack?

Riiigghhhht.