Enterprises and service providers worldwide, across every industry, face a never-ending deluge of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that continue to rise in size, frequency and complexity. Unfortunately, not all companies realize the danger that DDoS attacks pose, or have insight into their own risk profile. The bottom line is that you first need to understand the facts about both in order to determine the right amount of insurance and risk you're willing to live with. In an effort to shed more light on these issues, Tom Bienkowski of Arbor Networks has outlined the five most common DDoS myths that he's heard from customers and prospects in the field.