Akamai

Summary:

Akamai's solution for DDoS protection, Web Application Firewall (WAF), and API security is a robust and comprehensive security suite designed to safeguard websites, applications, and APIs from a wide spectrum of cyber threats. This solution provides exceptional protection against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, ensuring continuous availability and performance of online services. The Web Application Firewall component is crucial for defending against common web exploits and vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting, by filtering and examining HTTP/HTTPS traffic. Additionally, the suite offers specialized API security to protect the increasingly critical API endpoints from abuse and attacks. Akamai's platform leverages its vast global content delivery network (CDN) infrastructure to deliver these security services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and low-latency performance, making it an ideal choice for enterprises seeking robust and efficient online threat protection and web security.

Key Features:

1. Comprehensive DDoS Protection: Effectively mitigates large-scale and sophisticated DDoS attacks, ensuring uninterrupted service availability and resilience under attack.
2. Advanced Web Application Firewall (WAF): Provides robust protection against web application attacks and vulnerabilities, with customizable rulesets and real-time threat intelligence for enhanced security.
3. API Security: Specialized security features for API protection, safeguarding against malicious activities and ensuring the integrity and availability of API services.
4. Adaptive Rate Controls: Automatically adjusts traffic handling based on the detection of potentially malicious activities, effectively managing and mitigating sudden spikes in traffic and bot activities.
5. Secure Content Delivery: Leverages Akamai's global CDN infrastructure for secure and fast content delivery, enhancing user experience while maintaining security posture.

Partner Link:

DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) Attack Protection | Akamai

Protect against DDoS attacks with Akamai, the largest edge platform that provides unmatched scalability, security, and service performance.

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Tangible Benefits:

1. Reduced Frequency and Impact of DDoS Attacks:
• Quantification Path: Measure the reduction in the number and severity of DDoS attacks before and after implementing Akamai's DDoS protection. Track metrics like the frequency of attacks, the volume of malicious traffic, and the duration of each attack. Additionally, quantify the cost savings by assessing the impact of these attacks on business operations, including downtime, lost revenue, and recovery costs.
2. Enhanced Protection Against Web Application Vulnerabilities:
• Quantification Path: Utilize Akamai's WAF to track and compare the number of blocked web application threats and security breaches before and after its implementation. Quantify the effectiveness of the WAF by the reduction in successful web application attacks, such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and others. Calculate the cost savings by considering factors like prevented data breaches, avoided legal and compliance costs, and preserved customer trust.
3. Improved Website Performance and Availability:
• Quantification Path: Assess the impact of Akamai's solutions on website performance and availability. Quantify improvements by measuring the reduction in website downtime and the improvement in load times, particularly during high traffic periods or attack scenarios. Calculate the benefits in terms of enhanced user experience, reduced bounce rates, and potentially increased revenue from improved website performance.