A multinational corporation recently survived a severe Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack and has implemented enhanced...

This scenario clearly describes Load Balancing as a DDoS mitigation strategy, which is covered under the CEH v13 Network and Perimeter Hacking module. Load balancing distributes incoming network or application traffic across multiple servers or resources to prevent any single system from becoming overwhelmed.

According to CEH v13, modern DDoS mitigation architectures often combine hardware load balancers with cloud-based scrubbing centers or Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). These systems absorb high traffic volumes and ensure availability by spreading requests across multiple nodes. This approach aligns perfectly with the organization’s strategy of absorbing and distributing traffic rather than blocking it outright.

Other options are incorrect:

Black hole routing drops all traffic, including legitimate traffic.

Rate limiting restricts traffic volume rather than distributing it.

Sinkholing redirects traffic for analysis, not load distribution.