A Guide to Surviving a Ransomware Attack

Surviving ransomware is possible with a combination of preparation and intentionality. Often, there is a misguided characterization of ransomware attacks that implies defenders either completely thwart an attack or that attackers establish complete control of their targets’ IT infrastructure. But...

What's New with Prolexic

There have been two constants in DDoS over the last 10+ years: an ever-changing threat landscape and continuous growth in attack sizes. Akamai's Prolexic platform has stood the test of time, but we are continuing to invest in ways to make our customers' experience more valuable and relevant. I'm...

Check-Host Website Monitoring Service

Check-Host is a web service for checking the availability of hosts, DNS records, and IP addresses from different locations. It may be used to gather information on target servers as a preliminary stage before launching an attack...

TLS Servers Cipher Suites Vulnerability Scanning Tools

Several vulnerability scanning tools are designed to gather supported cipher suites information from TLS servers. Such scans might indicate an attempt to disclose information about a server, as a preparation for an attack...