Category Archives: Prolexic

PART I: Retrospective 2020: DDoS Was Back — Bigger and Badder Than Ever Before

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Never before has the risk of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack been higher. In 2020, we saw record-breaking attacks, a DDoS extortion campaign impacting thousands of organizations globally, more emergency customer turnups, and more Akamai customers attacked than any year on record — and we’ve been successfully fighting DDoS attacks since 2003! We also saw a big increase in attacks targeting verticals that haven’t seen as much activity of late, with 7 of 11 of the industries we track seeing peak attack counts in 2020. Continue reading PART I: Retrospective 2020: DDoS Was Back — Bigger and Badder Than Ever Before→

Akamai Prolexic and Equinix Cloud Exchange Unite, Bringing DDoS Defense Closer to the Customer Origin

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In terms of cyberthreats and digital risk, 2020 has been all about DDoS attacks. We’ve seen threat actors launch record breaking 1.44 Tbps and 809 Mpps attacks, cybercriminals conduct the largest global DDoS extortion campaign, and a significant uptick… Continue reading Akamai Prolexic and Equinix Cloud Exchange Unite, Bringing DDoS Defense Closer to the Customer Origin→

Akamai Prolexic and Equinix Cloud Exchange Unite, Bringing DDoS Defense Closer to the Customer Origin

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In terms of cyberthreats and digital risk, 2020 has been all about DDoS attacks. We’ve seen threat actors launch record breaking 1.44 Tbps and 809 Mpps attacks, cybercriminals conduct the largest global DDoS extortion campaign, and a significant uptick in cyberweek DDoS attacker activity aimed at disrupting digital commerce. Now, more than ever, organizations see DDoS as an insurance policy to keep internet-facing applications and services available — it is today’s cost of conducting digital business. As we head into the new year, many businesses are looking to DDoS mitigation experts to deploy defenses that help ensure business continuity, uptime, and a unified security experience across hybrid environments. The biggest question to consider: Who do you want on your DDoS defensive line heading into 2021? Continue reading Akamai Prolexic and Equinix Cloud Exchange Unite, Bringing DDoS Defense Closer to the Customer Origin→

2020 DDoS Extortion Campaign — A Sequel More Thrilling Than the Original

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As you might imagine, as the go-to enterprise DDoS mitigation experts, our phones have been "ringing off the hook" as the global extortion DDoS campaign sequel rages on. It’s bigger, badder, and features a broader cast of criminal characters than seen previously with last year’s extortion-related activity. Continue reading 2020 DDoS Extortion Campaign — A Sequel More Thrilling Than the Original→

2020 DDoS Extortion Campaign — A Sequel More Thrilling Than the Original

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As you might imagine, as the go-to enterprise DDoS mitigation experts, our phones have been "ringing off the hook" as the global extortion DDoS campaign sequel rages on. It’s bigger, badder, and features a broader cast of criminal characters th… Continue reading 2020 DDoS Extortion Campaign — A Sequel More Thrilling Than the Original→

What’s New in Web Security

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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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