DDoS, one of the oldest types of cyberthreats, continues to pose major security risks for virtually every type of enterprise — small and large alike. And while some organizations might believe they’re a low-risk target, the growing reliance on internet connectivity to power business-critical applications leaves everyone exposed to downtime and diminished performance if infrastructure ...

Akamai has recently observed and mitigated an unprecedented number of extortion-driven DDoS attacks across numerous verticals, including manufacturing, gaming, and financial services. Is your organization prepared to respond if you’re a target of a DDoS extortion group? In our new security checklist, learn the key responses organizations should take if they are targeted and how ...

Akamai has recently observed and mitigated an unprecedented number of extortion-driven DDoS attacks across numerous verticals, including manufacturing, gaming, and financial services. Is your organization prepared to respond if you’re a target of a DDoS extortion group? In our new security checklist, learn the key responses organizations should take if they are targeted and how ...

According to Gartner, enterprises should “determine their risk level, and pay accordingly for DDoS mitigation services.” The Gartner 2020 Market Guide for DDoS Mitigation Services provides important insights into the differences among scrubbing center, CDN, CSP, and IaaS solutions — and when to consider each. Analyses of various scrubbing center and CDN vendors can help ...

Akamai has recently observed and mitigated an unprecedented number of extortion-driven DDoS attacks across numerous verticals, including manufacturing, gaming, and financial services. Is your organization prepared to respond if you’re a target of a DDoS extortion group? In our new security checklist, learn the key responses organizations should take if they are targeted and how ...

Over the past two years, DDoS attacks have doubled, and the number and combination of attack vectors have also increased significantly. While some organizations might believe they’re low-risk targets for DDoS attacks, recent DDoS extortion attacks demonstrate that no vertical is safe. In our new web security white paper, discover the nine myths of DDoS ...

Akamai is proud to be a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: DDoS Mitigation Solutions, Q1 2021 — another in a series of acknowledgements of Akamai in security by independent analysts. Forrester evaluated DDoS mitigation solutions along 28 criteria, with Akamai receiving the highest possible score on 13 of them. The report notes how DDoS attacks ...

IDC provides research and perspective about the current state of the MFA marketplace and evaluates Akamai’s new MFA offering. A few of IDC’s findings: As a result of UX, adoption of advanced authentication workforce solutions hovers at just 25% Every organization should be using FIDO2-based MFA FIDO2 requirements will dictate future authenticator development efforts The ...

Zero Trust, SASE, ZTNA, SWG, CASB, IDaaS, SD-WAN… The cloud-delivered security space is complex, diversified, and ever-expanding. Emerging technologies, multiple security and networking frameworks, and overlapping capabilities make architecting and budgeting new IT infrastructures challenging. Leverage analyst research and guidance in your decision making. KuppingerCole’s market report includes: Broad market overview Market segmentation and drivers ...

The term “Zero Trust” is overused and often misunderstood. Gartner argues that security and risk management leaders must move beyond the buzzword to practical implementation. How? Some of the firm’s findings and recommendations: Based on client inquiry, most organizations are in the strategy phase for Zero Trust Most Zero Trust strategies kick off with networking-related ...