In my previous blog, I discussed the important role multi-factor authentication (MFA) plays in further securing access to enterprise and consumer services. We also established the fact that although MFA increases authentication security and decreases t…
Finding the Cracks in the Wall – The Hazard of Single Authentication Factor
The use of authentication factors, one of the most fundamental and well understood concepts in information security, enables secure access to applications, services, and networks. It can affect an enterprise’s security posture, however, as the drastic …
Phish-Proof Multi-Factor Authentication with Akamai MFA
Today, Akamai announced Akamai MFA, a phish-proof multi-factor authentication (MFA) service for the workforce that delivers all of the security benefits of FIDO2 with the frictionless end-user experience of a mobile push on a smartphone. Why has Akamai…
Another Golang Crypto Miner On the Loose
There are many crypto mining malware variants infecting systems on the internet. On Friday, March 4, 2021, I noticed an interesting hit in my honeypot logs. The binary it captured stood out, as it was rather large at 4MB. I immediately thought it wou…
How Akamai Can Help You Fight the Latest Exploitation Attempts Against Microsoft Exchange
On March 2, 2021, the Microsoft Security Response Center alerted its customers to several?critical security?updates to Microsoft Exchange Server, addressing vulnerabilities currently?under attack.
Microsoft Exchange and Verkada Hacks: Isolate Your Apps and APIs from the Internet Cesspool
It’s been an interesting start to March in terms of public security incidents. This month kicked off with multiple zero-day exploits being used to attack on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server. And, as if that wasn’t enough, that attack was …
Act Against Geopiracy with Enhanced Proxy Detection
According to the description, the service is a virtual private network (VPN) desktop application and proxy browser extension that helps viewers mask their physical location, circumvent censorship, and restore access to blocked content.
Akamai Offers Free Tier for Client-Side Edge Security
In March 2020, Akamai saw a dramatic 30% rise in internet traffic — equivalent to an entire year of growth. Post-pandemic, we believe there will be a return to normal internet traffic growth, but many things will never be the same.
EdgeKV: Serverless Storage at the Edge
We are pleased to announce the launch of EdgeKV, our distributed key-value store, into beta! EdgeKV is enabling technology for EdgeWorkers, our serverless computing platform that enables developers to create services using JavaScript and deploy them ac…