6/1/2023 0 Comments Akamai waf![]() ![]() There are many ways customers are adding DDoS protection, both on-prem and cloud based, but looking at these large attacks and as ThousandEyes highlighted in a DDoS attack against GitHub, it’s important to understand the bandwidth limits of a DDoS mitigation solution to ensure they actually keep the site online if you’re targeted. Lately, several cloud providers and CDNs have mitigated record setting DDoS attacks, proving that big DDoS hits are still a significant threat. ![]() With attacks and data breaches dominating news stories, a comprehensive security strategy is no longer optional and customers continue to see new applications and use cases where they need to deploy a wide range of cloud security solutions. The scope of solutions to defend against the most common attacks now includes not only DDoS protection and web application firewall capabilities, but also API protection, bot management, third party formjacking protection, content piracy protection, customer identity and access management, secure application access, and secure web gateway. Security threat vectors continue to expand in number and type. ![]() With all CDNs having just reported Q2 earnings, Akamai hit a major revenue milestone for the company, and for the industry, announcing they have achieved a $1 billion run rate on an annualized basis, for their cloud security business. Recently I published data on CDN pricing for video delivery and software downloads that focused on the commodity elements of content delivery, versus premium services like security that represent a major value driver, and high-margins, for CDN vendors. ![]()
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