AWS Shield Advanced Service

1. DDoS Protection: Provides enhanced protection against complex and large-scale DDoS attacks, helping to safeguard applications running on AWS.

2. Real-Time Attack Mitigation: Automatically detects and mitigates attacks in real time with no downtime for your applications.

3. Cost Protection: Shields you from scaling costs that might result from a DDoS attack by providing financial protection against higher EC2, ELB, and Route 53 scaling charges incurred due to attacks.

4. 24/7 Access to the DRT: AWS Shield Advanced customers gain access to the AWS DDoS Response Team (DRT), which is available 24/7 to assist during and after an attack.

5. Enhanced Visibility: Offers detailed visibility into attacks, including near real-time metrics, reports, and notifications through AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and other tools.

6. Web Application Firewall (WAF) Integration: It integrates with AWS WAF for additional protection against application-layer threats, allowing you to set custom rules to block malicious traffic.

7. Global Threat Environment Dashboard: Provides insights into current global DDoS attack trends, offering additional context for your security posture.

8. Application Layer (Layer 7) DDoS Protection: Shield Advanced, combined with AWS WAF, can help mitigate application-layer DDoS attacks, protecting your web applications.