A group calling themselves “Cozy Bear” has been emailing various companies with an extortion letter, demanding payment and threatening targeted DDoS attacks if their demands are not met….
XRay – Using For Recon Mapping And OSINT Suite
XRay is a software for recon, mapping and OSINT gathering from public networks.
XRay for network OSINT gathering, its goal is to make some of the initial tasks of information gathering and network mapping automatic.
How Does it Work?
XRay is a ve…
Phishing Detection via Analytic Networks
As mentioned in previous Akamai blogs, phishing is an ecosystem of mostly framework developers and buyers who purchase kits to harvest credentials and other sensitive information. Like many framework developers, those focusing on phishing kits want to …
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 239
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/92484/data-breach/imperva-data-breach-2.html
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/the-count-of-managed-service-providers-getting-hit-with-ransomware-mounts/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/city-of-jo…
My First Job?Being Inspired and Having an Impact
Written by Bridget Meuse, Product Marketing Specialist – Corporate Sustainability I’ve recently hit my four-month mark here at Akamai and it’s been a whirlwind, to say the least. Despite having had two previous summer internships at Akamai, stepping in…
12 of the most beautiful places to visit in Spain this autumn
With most of the crowds gone, autumn is the perfect season to do some exploring around Spain. Whether it’s hiking in nature, visiting quaint mountain villages or stopping at a local winery, here are 12 top getaways to enjoy this ‘otoño’ (a…
Volunteering with Girls Who Code
Volunteering with Girls Who Code has been one of the most enriching and edifying experiences of my time here at Akamai. I was chosen to serve as a mentor to one of the high school students, gave the NOCC tour…
Enhancing Video Streaming Quality for Exoplayer — Part 2: Buffering Strategy to Lower Startup Time and Video On-Demand Rebuffering
The first part of this blog series discussed about the quality of user experience (QoE) metrics and two strategies that heavily influence the QoE: the bitrate selection…
Tech That Makes a Difference: Sustainability
As the Internet grows, so does energy usage. As a result, all large tech organizations have a responsibility to monitor and improve their impact on the environment. At Akamai, we are well aware of the impact we can have, both…
The US nuclear forces’ Dr. Strangelove-era messaging system finally got rid of its floppy disks
The 1970s era Strategic Automated Command and Control System is slowly becoming more modern, and a replacement could be on the way.