KmsdBot: The Attack and Mine Malware
Akamai security research has observed a new malware: a cryptominer with dreams of DDoS functionality. Read about kmdsbot in this blog.
Month: November 2022
Evolving Digital Experiences at the Edge
The modern application has evolved and shifted to the edge. This inevitable adoption is improving the digital experience for end users.
Brittney Griner’s Lawyers Don’t Know Where She Is, But Say She’s Been Sent To A Penal Colony
The WNBA star was sentenced to nine years in prison last month, but advocates are pleading for a prisoner swap.View Entire Post ›
On-Ramping Traffic to a Cloud-Based Secure Web Gateway
Though cloud-based secure web gateways (SWGs) eliminate many problems, it?s important to select the right approach to on-ramping traffic based on use case and protection level.
CDN Meets GDN: Akamai Partners with Macrometa
The web needs a CDN; the cloud needs a GDN. What does that mean and why is it important for developers?
A New WhatsApp “Communities” Feature Makes Organizing Groups A Snap. Critics Say It Will Make Spreading Misinformation Easier.
A researcher doubts WhatsApp’s claim that Communities will “meaningfully reduce the spread of potentially harmful misinformation.”View Entire Post ›
An update on the impact of OpenSSL CVE-2022-3602 and CVE-2022-3786 on Akamai’s systems
In this post, we share the impact of the OpenSSL vulnerabilities CVE-2022-3602 and CVE-2022-3786 on Akamai and our customers.
Improve URL Redirects with EdgeWorkers and EdgeKV
Use Akamai EdgeWorkers and Akamai EdgeKV to make intelligent redirect decisions.