WEBSEC - Cloud & Security ☁️

Financial services companies are no strangers to DDoS attacks or phishing and brand impersonation sites that target them, but new research shows concerning trends around these attacks that present cause for alarm. Based on Akamai’s unmatched views into global traffic patterns, the latest State of the Internet report takes a deep dive into financial services cybersecurity and presents essential information for security professionals seeking to stay ahead of attackers and protect critical assets.  https://oal.lu/nJs0n

Unlike traditional firewalls, software-based segmentation doesn't need networking changes or application downtime. Read the white paper to learn more.  https://oal.lu/dp1h0

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation provides the protection, visibility, and access control you need to succeed. Learn more. #PCIDSS  https://oal.lu/kIQyi

Read the paper to learn how software-based segmentation can protect your law firm’s business-critical applications, like DMS and email.  https://oal.lu/0wxzR

Learn why the site-slowing, metric-polluting side effects of web scrapers could be even worse for your brand than what they scrape. Our latest SOTI research report digs into the data and offers a case study on what happens to site activity and metrics once defenses are in place.  https://oal.lu/BHq5W

Is web scraping hurting your site performance? It’s more likely than ever. Our latest SOTI research reports that advanced scripted botnets make up 47.6% of bad bot traffic. But there's a whole lot more to the story. Get up to speed on the use of web scrapers in ecommerce, how headless browsers make detection of scraping even more elusive, and what scrapers do to site performance and metrics. You'll also access a case study on how to protect against its negative impacts. Read our latest SOTI research report here  https://oal.lu/VzPRb

Akamai has been named a Customers’ Choice by Gartner® Peer Insights™ for the fifth year in a row, scoring a 98% for “Willingness to Recommend” as per 75 reviews as of February 24. The Gartner® Voice of the Customer for Cloud Web Application and API Protection synthesizes Gartner Peer Insights’ reviews into insights for IT decision-makers. One reviewer in the retail industry wrote: “Akamai is our most trusted vendor. Every single packet of public traffic bound for our sites hits Akamai first. Their WAF & CDN products are by far the absolute best in the industry and their security support services have proven to be invaluable to my team.”

End-user feedback is one of the most valuable tools in technology evaluations. Learn what security pros have to say about 10 different vendors in web application and API protection. See who’s a Customers’ Choice and who’s not. https://oal.lu/1bHfY 

Accelerate compliance with the NSA Adversary Obstruction methodology using software-based segmentation. Read the paper.  https://oal.lu/k2iNk

Hacktivism and multi-vector techniques are driving up the number of DDoS attacks in EMEA, making the region accountable for 1/3 of attacks worldwide.  https://oal.lu/o26OR