Akamai stories - Page 7
Online businesses under siege from botnet DDoS attacks and credential abuse – report
Wed, 4th Jul 2018
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phishing
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email security
Attack traffic origination against from China and Russia combined was three times the number of attacks from the US.
APAC to lead market growth in botnet detection solutions and services
Tue, 15th May 2018
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ddos
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wireless networks
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cloud services
Asia Pacific will experience a 36% CAGR for botnet detection solutions and services, exceeding growth rates in North America and Europe.
China reigns supreme as Asia's top source - and top target - of DDoS attacks
Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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ddos
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crypto
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blockchain
China continues its reign as one of the world's most prevalent cyberattackers, taking the number two rank for the top five source countries globally.
Updated: Cyber attackers flood memcached servers with amplified DDoS attacks
Fri, 2nd Mar 2018
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ddos
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Misconfigured memcached servers on internet data center (IDC) networks are being increasingly abused to conduct amplification attacks worldwide.
Canberra Data Centres, NextDC, Datacom...Frost & Sullivan names Australia's top companies
Fri, 8th Dec 2017
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uc
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digital transformation
One of the big winners of the night was Metronode, who was named Australia's Data Center Service Provider of The Year.
Akamai completes acquisition of rDNS security provider Nominum
Fri, 1st Dec 2017
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
The firm says Nominum's DNS-based security solutions support many of the world's carriers, which fit well with Akamai's investment in DNS products.
Industry collaboration brings down WireX Android botnet
Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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ddos
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akamai
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riskiq
Industry collaboration led to the successful takedown of the WireX botnet just three weeks after it appeared in August.
Akamai and F5 named as leaders in Web Application Firewall market
Thu, 24th Aug 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
This month Gartner released the results of its latest Magic Quadrant for Web Application Firewalls (WAFs), ranking the top vendors in the market.
New report reveals hackers weaponising old vulnerabilities
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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malware
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ddos
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cybersecurity
Akamai's Q2 2017 report shows a 28% increase in DDoS attacks, with the PBot malware being a major contributor.
Zscaler grows ASEAN team & eyes Singapore as cybersecurity innovation hub
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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cloud security
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akamai
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zscaler
Zscaler strengthens its ASEAN leadership with two key hires, positioning Singapore as a hub for cybersecurity innovation and IT transformation.
Exclusive interview: Akamai on Australia's biggest cyber security threats
Wed, 26th Jul 2017
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ddos
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akamai
Australian businesses can no longer rely on the 'Island Australia' approach and need to strengthen their upstream defence against large attacks.
Internet of Everything: An exclusive interview with Akamai
Wed, 26th Jul 2017
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ddos
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iot
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healthtech
Akamai's security CTO, Michael Smith, discusses the impact of IoT and OT in today's tech landscape in Australia.
Story Buffering 79% ... low quality video makes us sad
Thu, 22nd Jun 2017
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edutech
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digital entertainment
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video
New research discovers the physical and emotional responses humans have to low-quality or buffering video content. Surprise, we don't like it at all.
Millisecond delays can hurt conversion rates on online transactions – Akamai report
Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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crm
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uc
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cx
Millisecond lags hit e-sales, says Akamai. Even tiny delays in load times significantly dent online conversion rates.
Tenable Network's new sales director to drive channel growth in South Asia
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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devops
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apm
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software development
Tenable Network Security appoints Malcolm Rowe as new sales director for South Asia. Rowe will oversee strategic direction and sales growth.
Akamai ramps up security strategy with latest acquisition
Thu, 6th Oct 2016
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cloud services
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akamai
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enterprise security
Akamai Technologies acquires Soha Systems to enhance its cloud security strategy and accelerate enterprise applications.
State of the Internet Report - DDoS attacks surge
Wed, 8th Jun 2016
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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akamai
Akamai's Q1 2016 State of the Internet - Security Report has been released today, detailing threats affecting global cloud and cyber security.
Akamai discovers new DDoS threats, issues medium risk level
Tue, 7th Jun 2016
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ddos
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cyber attacks
A potentially malicious DDoS vulnerability has been discovered by Akamai's Security Intelligence Response team.
State of the internet: How does NZ stack up?
Thu, 24th Mar 2016
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uc
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broadband
New Zealand's average internet speeds increase, but there is a significant drop in peak speeds. #StateoftheInternet.
Threat of DDoS and web application attacks more real than ever
Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
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firewalls
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ddos
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network infrastructure
DDoS and web application attacks are increasing, with repeat attacks becoming the norm, according to Akamai Technologies.