2021, a year of creating a more diverse tech future with The Akamai Foundation.
TCP Middlebox Reflection: Coming to a DDoS Near You
Over the past week, Akamai Security Researchers have detected and analyzed a series of TCP reflection attacks, peaking at 11 Gbps at 1.5 Mpps, that were leveled against Akamai customers. The attack, amplified with a technique called TCP Middlebox Refle…
Geopolitical Tensions Increase Risk of DDoS Attacks Among Other Damaging Intrusions
With Ukraine moving beyond the brink of war with an official invasion by Russia underway, organizations both near and afar must brace for potential repercussions in the form of crippling cyberattacks and intrusions. Already Ukraine has been bombarded w…
What?s New for Developers: February 2022
A lot has happened since we published our January recap blog. Akamai launched a new documentation site on readme.io, we started a new season of Terraform Tapas, and we saw many amazing contributions from our Developer Champions.
Operational Readiness and Response to the Ukraine Crisis
Akamai?s security and network teams use our vast view of internet activity to closely monitor and act upon potential cyber threats, and we are taking appropriate measures to review our defensive posture and ensure the integrity of Akamai systems and th…
Akamai Wins Brandon Hall Award for Best Learning Technology
The Technical Enablement and Education team, part of Akamai?s Global Services organization, has won a coveted Brandon Hall Group silver medal for ?Excellence in Technology,? for their automatic hands-on Lab Validation System (LVS). The automatic LVS is…
Adding Multi-Factor Authentication to Employee Logins: A Sound Security Principle
The year 2021 was definitely challenging for security practitioners. The number of data breaches continued to rise; a report issued by the Identity Theft Resource Center stated that the total number of breaches in the first three quarters of 2021 excee…
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 263
https://www.govinfosecurity.com/data-breach-exposes-booking-details-19-million-customers-a-18505
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/02/11/cloud-security-training/
https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/massive-breach-hits-500-e-commerce-sites-a-18492
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Meet Mike Elissen: Founder of Our Akamai Developer Champions Program
Our longest-standing Developer Advocate, Mike Elissen, noticed an opportunity to make Akamai?s developer relations even stronger. He co-created Developer Champions, an advocacy program that helps Akamai employees better meet customer needs.
Defender’s Day List
Putin signed out his list of military promotions yesterday. For the MOD a little unusual, no three-star promotions, just five two-stars, but 26 one-stars. One newly-minted general-lieutenant is Aleksandr Sanchik, commander of the Eastern MD’s 35th CAA. He is likely … Continue reading