edge scrubbing capacity

The tag 'edge scrubbing capacity' refers to the ability of a network to absorb and filter out large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks at the network edge before they reach the target. In the context of Microsoft Azure, this capacity was demonstrated during a record 15.72 Tbps attack in October 2024, which was mitigated without customer downtime. The attack, attributed to the Aisuru Mirai-variant IoT botnet, was neutralized by Azure's automated DDoS protection, highlighting the importance of robust edge scrubbing infrastructure for maintaining service availability against volumetric and packet-rate floods.