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The Voice of Tech: Who We Are, What We Want to Say
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to see inside one of the biggest tech companies in the world? Well, we're starting a new series of blogs to give you the insight you've never had before. Akamai's innovations...
Global Traffic Management for Cloud, Data Centers, and CDNs
Twenty years ago it would be common to have multiple data centers load balanced with specialized devices. The applications in multiple data centers would use the Domain Name System DNS to look up the application destination. The DNS system would be set up to with multiple data center locations...
Protecting your Domain Names: Taking the First Steps
Everyone and everything on the Internet depends on the Domain Name System DNS being functional. The DNS has been a common vector for attacks in recent years, and 2019 seems to be no different. Many of these attacks have goals far more sinister than simply taking a company offline or defacing a...
A Vulnerability in Debian’s Apt Allows for Easy Lateral Movement in Data Centers
Learn about the new vulnerability that was found in Debian’s Advanced Package Tool that allows for easy lateral movement in data center...
Bread And Butter Attacks
We continuously find that the most basic attack methods that worked ten years ago still work and will probably continue to be effective in the future...
HTTP+TLS and IPV6-Enablement Both in the Majority for World Cup Streaming
The underlying protocols of the Internet continue to evolve, and massive events such as the World Cup are a great opportunity to see this in action...
Your Cache is Exposed
On February 28, Akamai recorded a 1.35 Tbps DDoS attack against one of our customers. The attack was driven by a relatively new vector, memcached reflection. Possibly the largest publicly disclosed DDoS attack to date, the memcached attack was more than twice the size of the largest DDoS attacks...
Micheal McCollough Recognized as 2018 CRN® Channel Chief
This week, Micheal McCollough, Vice President, Global Channels, of Akamai was recognized and named as 2018 Channel Chief by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company. The executives on this annual list represent top leaders in the IT channel who excel at driving growth and revenue in their organizatio...
Good News from Singapore
The IETF had its 100th meeting the week of November 13. It was held in Singapore. I want to report on two pieces of good news. The first is that it seems like TLS 1.3 is ready to advance through the IETF process. As I wrote last month, the problem was that outdated or buggy network devices betwee...
Update: Vulnerability found in Apache Struts
Akamai has created two new WAF rules in response to new information about the Apache Struts2 vulnerability. The first rule, the most recent version of KRS Rule 3000014, is a standard part of the Kona Ruleset and protects against the many common attacks leveraging this vulnerability. This rule is...
Closing the Gap Between Detection and Protection with AI-Assisted Custom Rules
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OMB M-26-14 Compliance: Adaptive Edge Logging for Federal CISOs
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PQC Migration Now Has a Deadline. Does Your DNS Estate?
Learn why crypto-agility depends not just on adopting the right standards, but on maintaining a clear, unified view of your DNS environment before the migration begins...
Most AI ROI Gets Lost in the Infrastructure, Not the Model
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AI Inference Is Swallowing the Cloud
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Introducing Password-Less Provisioning and Atomic Customization for VMs
Akamai Cloud introduces password-less provisioning and atomic customization. Align with Zero Trust by eliminating root passwords and hardening VMs at creation...
Why AI-Powered Vulnerability Discovery Strengthens Akamai's Security Mission
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Build Serverless Functions with Zero Cold Starts: WebAssembly and Spin
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Valkey: The Future of Open Source In-Memory Data Stores
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How Search Engines, LLMs, and Third-Party Scrapers Affect Bot Management
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From VPN to Zero Trust: Why It’s Time to Retire Traditional VPNs, Part 2
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Fog Computing vs. Edge Computing: Their Roles in Modern Technology
Fog computing vs. edge computing: Understand how they compare, their unique benefits, and which is best for your data processing needs in IoT and beyond...
Honoring Innovation, Growth, and Collaboration: The Akamai Partner Awards
Introducing the Akamai Partner Awards, which recognize excellence — both organizational and individual — in sales, services, marketing, and technical impact...
Cloud Migration Strategy: The Step-By-Step Framework and Benefits
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Arming the Defenders: A SOTI Report for Those Who Protect the Enterprise
Defenders, this one is for you. Read this SOTI report to get actionable insights from cybersecurity experts who battle cyberthreats every day...
Cache Hit Ratio: The Key Metric for Happier Users and Lower Expenses
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Major Enhancements to Akamai API Security, Q4 2024
The Akamai API Security updates 3.38, 3.39, and 3.40 include configurable blocking, the automatic creation of posture findings from runtime incidents, and more...
How Distributed Cloud Computing Meets Modern User Demand
Learn why distributed cloud computing is essential to meet user demand for highly customized, secure services...
5 Reasons Why You Need API Discovery
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The Noname Security 3.34 Update Includes Major Enhancements
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6 Tips for a Successful Security Vendor Consolidation
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9 Malware Types Enterprise Professionals Need to Know
Learn about nine malware types so that you can take steps to protect your enterprise business and your customers from cyberattackers...
Running CloudTest on Akamai Cloud Computing
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Why Game Companies Are Adopting Distributed Cloud Computing
Global game developers are providing improved performance, better in-game experiences, and boosting gamer retention with distributed cloud computing...
Akamai’s Perspective on May’s Patch Tuesday 2024
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KeyTrap Highlights Need for Enduring DNS Defenses for Service Providers
DNS resolvers must be highly resilient to malicious activity like DoS attacks and cache poisoning. Akamai CacheServe delivers enduring defenses...
Enhancing Object Storage Performance: Introducing NVMe Hardware and Expanded Capacity
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Leaking NTLM Credentials Through Windows Themes
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Mute the Sound: Chaining Vulnerabilities to Achieve RCE on Outlook: Pt 2
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Akamai’s Perspective on December’s Patch Tuesday 2023
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The Hidden Costs of Outsourcing Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management
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Akamai’s Perspective on October’s Patch Tuesday 2023
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Pursuing Cyber Resiliency So Healthcare Can Weather the Worst Storms
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3 Lessons We've Learned from Successful Cyberattacks
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Give Me an E, Give Me a T, Give Me a W. What Do You Get? RPC!
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Protect Every API Anywhere with API Security
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Hot Topics at Healthcare Conferences: From AI to Cyber Insurance Costs
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Render Pages Faster for Optimized Browsing, Part 5 of 5
Find out what happens once the browser has downloaded usable assets and it's time to display something on-screen...