Recommended Practices for DDoS Protection
Experts predict that DDoS will be an issue on the Internet for a long time to come. Soon, being prepared will not just be an option but a requirement.
A DDoS attack can be a stressful engagement where parts of the network will be unresponsive and equipment may be failing all around. That is not the time to be planning a defense preparing your network applications during "peacetime" will go a long way to helping you mitigate the attack in the future.