Web Technologies Security in the AI Era: A Survey of CDN-Enhanced Defenses

The modern web stack, which is dominated by browser-based applications and API-first backends, now operates under an adversarial equilibrium where automated, AI-assisted attacks evolve continuously. Content Delivery Networks CDNs and edge computing place programmable defenses closest to users and...

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Demo: Secure Edge Server for Network Slicing and Resource Allocation in Open RAN

Next-Generation Radio Access Networks NGRAN aim to support diverse vertical applications with strict security, latency, and Service-Level Agreement SLA requirements. These demands introduce challenges in securing the infrastructure, allocating resources dynamically, and enabling real-time...

Cloudflare Mitigates Massive 5.6 Tbps Mirai-Variant DDoS Attack

Cloudflare mitigates a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack, highlighting the growing threat of hyper-volumetric assaults. Learn about the…...

Imperva: A Leader in WAAP

Imperva – a Thales company and leading provider of Web Application and API Protection WAAP solutions, is a force to be reckoned with in the cybersecurity landscape. Our comprehensive approach to security, encompassing database security, enterprise application security, bot management, DDoS...

Akamai's Behavioral DDoS Engine: A Breakthrough in Modern DDoS Mitigation

As digital infrastructure grows, so do the threats posed by DDoS attacks. See how the Akamai Behavioral DDoS Engine can keep your business online...

CVE-2024-32985 Stellar-core's Overlay - security fix for DDoS mitigation

Stellar-core is a reference implementation for the peer-to-peer agent that manages the Stellar network. Prior to 20.4.0, core nodes could be randomly crashed due to a race condition with a 3rd party library. The likelihood of affecting the network is low since crashed nodes come back up online...

Protecting Against HTTP/2 Rapid Reset: CVE-2023-44487

Today, Google disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in the HTTP/2 protocol. Imperva collaborated proactively with Google to gain advanced insights into this vulnerability. After a comprehensive inspection of this vulnerability by Imperva’s Product Development and Threat Research teams, we can confir...

Surviving the 800 Gbps Storm: Gain Insights from Gcore's 2023 DDoS Attack Statistics

Gcore Radar is a quarterly report prepared by Gcore that provides insights into the current state of the DDoS protection market and cybersecurity trends. This report offers you an understanding of the evolving threat landscape and highlights the measures required to protect against attacks...

2021 in Review, Part 3: 5 Things Security Professionals Were Discussing this Year

Today, everyone is talking about CVE-2021-44228, and with good reason. But before that, here were five of the issues that dominated virtual “water cooler talk” in 2021: 5. Data security in the cloud Champion heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the...

Imperva recognized as a ‘Leader’ in The Forrester Wave™: DDoS Mitigation Solutions, Q1 2021 Report

We are delighted to share that Imperva has been named a leader in The Forrester Wave: DDoS Mitigation Solutions, Q1 2021 report, a trusted source for technology buyers which helps security and risk professionals select the right vendor for their needs. You can download a copy of the report here...

Akamai Identified as a Leader in DDoS Mitigation by Forrester

This week, Akamai was again recognized as a Leader in the latest The Forrester Wave™: DDoS Mitigation Solutions, Q1 2021. Akamai has also been recognized by Forrester as a Leader in its most recent The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust eXtended Ecosystem Platform Providers, Q3 2020, The Forrester New...

Akamai Identified as a Leader in DDoS Mitigation by Forrester

This week, Akamai was again recognized as a Leader in the latest The Forrester Wave™: DDoS Mitigation Solutions, Q1 2021...

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

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...

Don't Let DDoS Extortionists Deliver a KO Punch

Since mid-August, a variety of threat actors and copycats alike have been targeting organizations across all industries globally, threatening impending DDoS attacks unless Bitcoin is paid out. It's apparent, as the campaign rages on, that some businesses must be paying the extortion demands, --...

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

As the go-to enterprise distributed denial-of-service DDoS mitigation experts, our phones have been "ringing off the hook" since the release of the global extortion DDoS campaign sequel. This latest installment of the cybersecurity saga is bigger, badder, and features a broader cast of criminal...

What's Next in Security

Whenever we talk about what's next for Akamai's security portfolio, we clearly want to look at the challenges that are top of mind for our customers -- both today and tomorrow. And what a year 2020 has shaped up to be in terms of new challenges for CISOs and their security teams. While most of ou...

Vulnerability Remediation vs. Mitigation: What’s the Difference?

Vulnerability management programs look different depending on the available resources and specific risks your organization faces. While both identifying and evaluating possible threats are important steps, the most time-consuming step is actually treating the vulnerability. Here’s where remediati...

Unprecedented Levels of Ransom DDoS Extortion Attacks

The FBI has released a flash warning that thousands of organizations around the world, and across multiple industries, have been threatened with DDoS attacks unless they pay a bitcoin ransom. This ransom DDoS, or RDoS, threat was covered by Akamai's Security Intelligence Response Team SIRT in a...

March 2020 -- What's New in Security, Part 1

Welcome to Akamai's March 2020 Release! This release offers a week of product updates, with each day highlighting continued innovations across a different area of Akamai's product portfolio: Monday and Tuesday feature two days of security updates. There's a lot going on in Akamai's security...