Cisco Unlimited Volumetric Cloud DDoS Protection SMS-1K | Cloud WAF — RDCWD-UNLM-SMS-1K

When attack traffic is measured in volume, capacity limits become a business risk. Cisco’s Unlimited Volumetric Cloud DDoS Protection for Cloud WAF SMS-1K is built to help keep services reachable during large-scale volumetric attacks by extending protection without a fixed attack-size ceiling. This licensing option is aimed at organizations that cannot afford to size security around a worst-case guess. Instead of planning for a specific threshold and hoping it is enough, teams can maintain a protection posture designed for sustained, high-volume events. That is especially important for customer-facing applications, transaction systems, and public services where downtime quickly becomes visible. Because it is part of the Cloud WAF SMS-1K program, it fits into an existing Cisco security model rather than forcing a separate operational track. The result is simpler procurement, clearer entitlement planning, and a stronger position against volumetric disruption. For enterprises that treat availability as a core requirement, this add-on helps justify the investment by reducing exposure to attack-driven outages and the operational scramble that follows them. Ideal For Protect public-facing web applications from large volumetric DDoS attacks Maintain availability for customer portals during hostile traffic surges Add DDoS coverage to an existing Cisco Cloud WAF SMS-1K deployment Support procurement of cloud-based attack mitigation for enterprise services Why This Product 1 Provides unlimited volumetric attack protection 2 Extends Cisco Cloud WAF SMS-1K coverage 3 Targets high-volume DDoS events rather than general WAF filtering 4 Supports availability planning for critical internet-facing services