Akamai
Akamai to Extend API Security Reach via Neosec Acquisition
Akamai Technologies plans to make it easier to detect application programming interfaces (APIs) using behavioral analytics following its acquisition of Neosec. Patrick Sullivan, CTO of security strategy at Akamai, said that while ...
Akamai Report Surfaces Spike in Attacks Against Web Apps and APIs
A report published by Akamai Technologies suggested that in addition to launching attacks against web applications, more cybercriminals are specifically looking to compromise application programming interfaces (APIs). Overall, the attacks against web ...
Akamai Adds Agentless Option for Securing IoT and OT Devices
Akamai Technologies today extended the reach of its microsegmentation platform by adding support for an agentless approach to secure internet-of-things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) devices. In addition, the company is launching ...
Akamai Reports Massive Spike in Malicious Domain Activity
Akamai reported today it identified nearly 79 million malicious domains in the first half of 2022, which collectively represent a little more than 20% of all the newly observed domains (NODs) accessed ...
Akamai Reports Massive Increase in Web Apps, API Attacks
At the RSA Conference 2022 event, Akamai today published a series of reports detailing how Web applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) are now favorite targets for highly organized cybercriminal gangs. In ...
Akamai Acquires Guardicore for Microsegmentation Platform
Akamai Technologies today announced it has acquired Guardicore, a provider of a platform that enables IT teams to microsegment application workloads to limit the blast radius of any malware infestation, for approximately ...
KrebsOnSecurity Hit By Huge New IoT Botnet “Meris”
On Thursday evening, KrebsOnSecurity was the subject of a rather massive (and mercifully brief) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The assault came from "Meris," the same new "Internet of Things" (IoT) botnet behind ...
How Akamai Evolved Into a Security Vendor
In this episode of The View with Vizard, host Mike Vizard talks with Dr. Boaz Gelboard, Akamai chief security officer, about how Akamai, a longtime provider of a CDN, is now evolving ...
Wizards 2020: Celebrating a community of innovators!
Wizards is a global ideation program that allows Akamai employees to submit their innovative ideas and contribute to the business transformation of Akamai. The program has been running for eight years and ...
Stacking CDNs for Improved Performance and Security
I recently worked with a client whose large e-commerce site was hosted with a popular cloud-based commerce solution. Its business was growing rapidly into new geographic markets, and it was not satisfied ...
