Category Archives: Online Gaming

Stuck Inside, the World Turns to Online Gaming

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In my line of work, we talk a lot about traffic trends. They’re usually predictable and based around certain events: a major trailer launch, Black Friday in the U.S, the Olympics. But the COVID-19 pandemic has derailed all expectations for 2020, and has itself become a noteworthy event, driving its own traffic. And one of the biggest trends we’ve seen during the pandemic is increased online gaming. Continue reading Stuck Inside, the World Turns to Online Gaming→

Balancing Protection with Performance to Double Down on DDoS

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Combating DDoS attacks with the highest quality of mitigation means having the right platform, processes, and people in place. At Akamai, we’re recognized as a leader for DDoS mitigation solutions based on our Edge DNS, CDN edge-scrubbing, and cloud-sc… Continue reading Balancing Protection with Performance to Double Down on DDoS→

Balancing Protection with Performance to Double Down on DDoS

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Combating DDoS attacks with the highest quality of mitigation means having the right platform, processes, and people in place. At Akamai, we’re recognized as a leader for DDoS mitigation solutions based on our Edge DNS, CDN edge-scrubbing, and cloud-scrubbing platforms that are designed to keep your internet-facing assets, services, and critical infrastructure protected. Continue reading Balancing Protection with Performance to Double Down on DDoS→

Death by a Thousand Cuts: Nuisance DDoS Attacks in the Games Industry

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At Akamai, we talk a lot about DDoS attacks. It’s because we’re pretty good at handling them. We’ve stopped many of the world’s biggest attacks. And, while less common, they get a lot of attention. But we can also stop the world’s smallest attacks. And… Continue reading Death by a Thousand Cuts: Nuisance DDoS Attacks in the Games Industry→

Death by a Thousand Cuts: Nuisance DDoS Attacks in the Games Industry

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At Akamai, we talk a lot about DDoS attacks. It’s because we’re pretty good at handling them. We’ve stopped many of the world’s biggest attacks. And, while less common, they get a lot of attention. But we can also stop the world’s smallest attacks. And we stop lots of them. It’s these smaller attacks that we’re talking about today. Continue reading Death by a Thousand Cuts: Nuisance DDoS Attacks in the Games Industry→

High volumes of attacks keep targeting video game companies and players

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High volumes of attacks were used to target video game companies and players between 2018 and 2020, an Akamai report reveals. It also notes an uptick in attack traffic that correlates with COVID-19-related lockdowns. In addition, the report examines mo… Continue reading High volumes of attacks keep targeting video game companies and players→

The rise of human-driven fraud attacks

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There has been a major spike in human-driven attacks – which rose 90% compared to six months previously, according to Arkose Labs. Changing attack patterns were felt across geographies and industries, at a time of the year when digital commerce was at … Continue reading The rise of human-driven fraud attacks→