Learn about the widely used Java-based logging library Log4j and how its vulnerability and other capabilities presented a major opportunity to attackers.
Abuse and Fraud Prevention’s Co-Created Future ? Predictions for 2022 and Beyond
Explore some of the Akamai Abuse and Fraud Prevention team?s predictions for the future of abuse and fraud protection in 2022 and beyond.
The Great Christmas Download
Video game downloads and console updates helped game industry traffic peak at 125% above average on Christmas day according to Akamai, which supports more than 225 game publishers globally.
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 259
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Keeping Up with the Botnets
It?s no secret that the global pandemic increased opportunities for threat actors and cybercriminals to target financial services. Throughout 2020, scammers used the economic tension caused by COVID-19 ? the promise of financial assistance, the stress …
Our Journey to Detect Log4j-Vulnerable Machines
Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) is a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Apache-foundation open-source logging library Log4j. It was published on December 9, 2021, and then all hell broke loose. As Log4j is a common logging library for Java app…
Russian Military Pay Still Lags
Despite Defense Minister Shoygu’s announcement of “higher than planned” pay increases for Russian servicemen in 2022 and 2023, military salaries will still lag woefully behind cumulative consumer inflation amounting to more than 90 percent since 2012. At the December 22 … Continue reading
The Everyday Impacts of Diversity and Inclusion at Akamai
To me, Diversity & Inclusion means a new way of thinking and engaging with society. It seems to be one of the most popular phrases that every person sees on the internet every day. I have been appointed as an ambassador of D&I for Akamai?s Asia-Pacific…
Why I?m Proud to Protect Billions of People Worldwide
I decided to pursue a career in IT after working as a support engineer for internal employees as part of my very first job. It immediately opened my eyes to something that I found as interesting as I did shocking: Lots of people don?t understand inform…
Quantifying Log4Shell: Vulnerability on a Massive Scale
The Log4Shell vulnerability is here to stay. There is a lot of speculation about the scope and true impact of the vulnerability: While many have labeled it ?severe,? information is limited on how widespread the risk is. In order to shed some light on t…