Holiday Readiness: What You Should Be Thinking About Four Months Out

This is a blog series about Akamai solutions that can help you manage the surge of traffic (both good and bad) that will be hitting the retail industry during the holiday season.
The beginning of August is upon us, and if you haven’t already started th… Continue reading Holiday Readiness: What You Should Be Thinking About Four Months Out

Holiday Readiness: What You Should Be Thinking About Four Months Out

This is a blog series about Akamai solutions that can help you manage the surge of traffic (both good and bad) that will be hitting the retail industry during the holiday season.

The beginning of August is upon us, and if you haven’t already started thinking about the busiest time of the year, now is a good time to do so. Whether you’re an experienced veteran of managing peak traffic or new to the game, Q4 can bring surprises when it comes to performance and security. And while it’s nearly impossible to prepare for every situation, there are a number of options and solutions available at Akamai to help manage the surge of traffic (both good and bad) that will be hitting the retail industry during the holiday season, especially on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Continue reading Holiday Readiness: What You Should Be Thinking About Four Months Out

How Akamai Can Help You Fight the Latest Exploitation Attempts Against Microsoft Exchange

On March 2, 2021, the Microsoft Security Response Center alerted its customers to several critical security updates to Microsoft Exchange Server, addressing vulnerabilities currently under attack.
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How Akamai Can Help You Fight the Latest Exploitation Attempts Against Microsoft Exchange

On March 2, 2021, the Microsoft Security Response Center alerted its customers to several critical security updates to Microsoft Exchange Server, addressing vulnerabilities currently under attack. Continue reading How Akamai Can Help You Fight the Latest Exploitation Attempts Against Microsoft Exchange

Stopping Active Attacks with Penalty Box

A web application firewall (WAF) is most often used by organizations for external security controls to detect and block individual attack attempts against target web application assets.
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Stopping Active Attacks with Penalty Box

A web application firewall (WAF) is most often used by organizations for external security controls to detect and block individual attack attempts against target web application assets. Continue reading Stopping Active Attacks with Penalty Box

API Discovery and Profiling — Visibility to Protection

APIs have become a dominant mechanism in the modern web, allowing organizations to create powerful web and mobile experiences, while exposing back-end data and logic to create new and innovative offerings. Protecting internet-facing APIs — an emerging… Continue reading API Discovery and Profiling — Visibility to Protection

What’s New in Web Security

With Akamai’s web security portfolio, the top focus this October is on the web application firewall (WAF), with exciting new capabilities: API Discovery and Adaptive Security Profiles.
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API Discovery and Profiling — Visibility to Protection

APIs have become a dominant mechanism in the modern web, allowing organizations to create powerful web and mobile experiences, while exposing back-end data and logic to create new and innovative offerings. Protecting internet-facing APIs — an emerging practice over the past few years — is the default requirement for web application security in 2020 and beyond. Continue reading API Discovery and Profiling — Visibility to Protection