# 3. Protection

#### 📖 Protection

The **Protection** section in ShieldsGuard provides you with all the tools necessary to defend your infrastructure against both volumetric and application-layer attacks.

**ShieldsGuard ensures complete protection against all types of DDoS attacks — from Layer 3/4 floods to complex Layer 7 HTTP-based threats.**

In this section, you will find two powerful modules:

* **3.1 DDoS Protection** – Activate automated defense against TCP/UDP floods, SYN attacks, HTTP request floods, and behavioral anomalies.
* **3.2 WAF – Web Application Firewall** – Inspect and filter all web-layer traffic with advanced rule sets tailored to block XSS, SQLi, RCE, LFI/RFI, and more.

> ⚠️ **Important:** Both modules are independent but work best when enabled together.

We strongly recommend enabling and fine-tuning both **DDoS Protection** and **WAF** to ensure the highest level of resilience, especially in public-facing or critical environments.

👉 Click the subpages to start configuring your defenses.

{% content-ref url="/pages/1aXkzZq0KJoln9SEum2i" %}
[3.1 DDoS Protection](/getting-started/3.-protection/3.1-ddos-protection.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/E9AkNX5ecgC2jC6bWGki" %}
[3.2 WAF – Web Application Firewall](/getting-started/3.-protection/3.2-waf-web-application-firewall.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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