For the fourth year in a row, Gartner has named Akamai a Leader in the 2020 Magic Quadrant Leader for web application firewalls (WAFs). This important report cites several strengths that we believe are a direct result of our differentiated offerings: Akamai WAFs are built on the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform. This gives us the ...

Take your game to the next level. Want your game to be a hit? Plan ahead to minimize frictions – the obstacles that cause players to abandon games, usually for good. Download this complimentary e-book to learn how to overcome the challenges you face at each stage of your game’s lifecycle so you can build ...

Gamers are very highly engaged consumers, and you can learn how they feel about the security of games, websites, and accounts from our new State of the Internet / Security report. You’ll gain insights from a landmark DreamHack/Akamai security survey of more than 1,200 gamers, 81% of whom say they play every day. The report ...

Users, devices, applications, and data are now located outside of the enterprise. According to Gartner’s The Future of Network Security Is in the Cloud, “Security and risk management leaders need a converged cloud-delivered secure access service edge (SASE) to address this shift.” Meet the network security needs of your digital business with recommendations from Gartner, ...

Can customer identity and access management (CIAM) improve your business’s reputation, sales, and profitability? Forrester says yes and shows you how in this new report. Based on in-depth interviews and expert insights, the Forrester customer-obsessed IAM operating model reveals operational principles and levers to promote a culture of customer obsession. You’ll learn how to deliver ...

2020 began with Akamai security researchers gaining greater visibility into the credential stuffing landscape just as the COVID-19 lockdowns began. Some attack trends continued. Many spiked exponentially. 2019’s 208% increase in credential stuffing attacks against video websites, for instance, suddenly paled in comparison to the 1,450% increase we saw in Q1 2020. And that’s just ...

2020 began with Akamai security researchers gaining greater visibility into the credential stuffing landscape just as the COVID-19 lockdowns began. Some attack trends continued. Many spiked exponentially. 2019’s 208% increase in credential stuffing attacks against video websites, for instance, suddenly paled in comparison to the 1,450% increase we saw in Q1 2020. And that’s just ...

This common security gap leaves data and systems exposed Cyber attackers are targeting the application programming interfaces (APIs) used by businesses to share data with customers. Consumer mobile adoption, electronic goods and services, and high volumes of data have led businesses to use APIs for data exchange. Unfortunately, attackers can also use APIs to access ...

To thrive in today’s competitive corporate environment, enterprises must deliver services and experiences that are innovative, effective, agile, and secure. Digital transformation, and the technologies that enable it, are central to this evolution. The most successful companies continuously evaluate and refine their technology stack to best enable their organization’s imperatives and retain their market share. ...

With web apps and APIs becoming more complex and threats becoming more sophisticated, enterprises are demanding more from web application firewalls (WAFs). Forrester Research evaluated the 10 most significant WAF vendors based on current offering, strategy, and market presence, and named Akamai a WAF Leader. The report — The Forrester Wave™: Web Application Firewalls, Q1 ...