I joined Akamai Japan in June 2020. Of course, having worked in technology for my whole career, I already knew of Akamai and our strong reputation. I knew it was an intelligent company, with impressive technology, and – above all – a great story that r…
Preserving Our Planet: Taking Action for a Sustainable Future
Climate change and environmental degradation pose significant threats to our planet and future generations. At our nonpr…
Taking a Human Approach to a Global Crisis
Since March, the COVID crisis has caused massive disruption to every area of life and work. It has tested us, as individuals and as a business. Akamai has taken a very human-centric approach during the pandemic. Our guiding principle has been to do wha…
Access everywhere: how wireless locks help everyone in 3 key European industries
London, June 2020 – Upgrading security and access technology makes us safer. “Safety” can sometimes feel abstract, yet better access control has a real impact on the day-to-day working lives of everyone who comes into contact with it. How do we know? Because we ask them. Extending the coverage of traditional access control has long […]
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Largest Ever Recorded Packet Per Second-Based DDoS Attack Mitigated by Akamai
On June 21, 2020, Akamai mitigated the largest packet per second (PPS) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack ever recorded on the Akamai platform. The attack generated 809 million packets per second (Mpps), targeting a large European bank.
How to Do Micro-Segmentation the Right Way
Micro-segmentation is the central IT security best practice response to overly-permissive policies. Learn how to do it right.
Safest & Most Affordable Cities for Renters
Many factors play into how safe or affordable a city is. For starters, the more popular the city, the more competitive its housing. Other things, like crime, affect a city’s rental rate, as well. Based on these factors, we wanted to know which c…
Akamai Mitigates Sophisticated 1.44 Tbps and 385 Mpps DDoS Attack
always surprises me how easily a community can adapt to a new situation or reality. What was once considered an outlier or even an unimaginable situation can quickly become our new normal.
For those of us focused on protecting enterprises from threat…
Akamai Mitigates Sophisticated 1.44 Tbps and 385 Mpps DDoS Attack
always surprises me how easily a community can adapt to a new situation or reality. What was once considered an outlier or even an unimaginable situation can quickly become our new normal.
For those of us focused on protecting enterprises from threat…
DNS as Code
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Continuous Delivery methods have become increasingly popular amongst development and operations teams as a means of maintaining high-performing websites.