Tag: Akamai

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Akamai democratizes AI workloads with Neural Magic

Akamai democratizes AI workloads with Neural Magic

Together, Akamai and Neural Magic are trying to democratize AI workloads. Given the shortages of prohibitively expensive GPUs, the option of running AI on Akamai infrastructure may be more attractive. The combined solution allows deep learning computations to take place on server CPUs. Neural Ma... Read more

date16 days ago
Akamai adds AI protection against DDoS attacks

Akamai adds AI protection against DDoS attacks

Akamai has announced an update to its popular App & API Protector platform. The company promises to raise the availability of mission-critical URLs, APIs and microservices more than ever. Akamai is making extensive use of AI for some of the additions. For example, applications are better pro... Read more

date24 days ago
Akamai moves further towards the edge with Gecko

Akamai moves further towards the edge with Gecko

Akamai's Generalized Edge Compute (Gecko) initiative brings new cloud computing capabilities to the edge network. Gecko is designed to deploy generalized computing power on Akamai's global edge network. It should move heavier workloads, normally confined to centralized data centres, to the edge ... Read more

date1 month ago
Akamai tackles dangerous scraper bots with Content Protector

Akamai tackles dangerous scraper bots with Content Protector

Akamai recently introduced the Content Protector tool. With it, websites can be protected from scraper bots that are not only a nuisance, but threaten security too. Akamai believes that scraper bots are an important part of the e-commerce system. They search for new content, flag products in com... Read more

date2 months ago
Linux IoT devices vulnerable to self-spreading botnet

Linux IoT devices vulnerable to self-spreading botnet

Linux devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) are vulnerable to NoaBot. This botnet is linked to crypto-mining activities and is another form of the previously known botnet Mirai. What sets NoaBot apart is its ability to duplicate itself, and that is also where its greatest danger lies. ... Read more

date3 months ago
Hackers can expand Mirai botnet by at least 7,000 devices

Hackers can expand Mirai botnet by at least 7,000 devices

Hackers exploit two zero-day vulnerabilities to connect routers and surveillance cameras to a botnet. They then deploy the botnet for DDoS attacks. At least 7,000 devices are vulnerable. Researchers at Akamai tracked down the zero-day vulnerabilities and warned of the danger in a blog on Tuesda... Read more

date4 months ago
Hotel industry faces large-scale phishing attack

Hotel industry faces large-scale phishing attack

The hotel industry has been facing a major global advanced phishing attack since June. This is a two-step attack that uses vulnerabilities in DNS protocols. According to researchers at Akamai, a large advanced phishing attack has been underway since June that specifically targets the hotel indus... Read more

date5 months ago
Akamai addresses API cyber threat with new solution

Akamai addresses API cyber threat with new solution

Akamai is coming out with a new solution for API security. The company promises to use the tool to monitor API activity and detect suspicious signals. API security has needed to improve for ages: it's an enormously varied branch, with both legacy and newer cloud applications communicating back a... Read more

date8 months ago
Akamai continues work on Connected Cloud with French data center

Akamai continues work on Connected Cloud with French data center

Content delivery giant Akamai is building more infrastructure for its own Connected Cloud. In addition to data centers in the U.S. and India, a new facility is coming to France. For content delivery to work optimally, the greatest possible global coverage is vital. Akamai uses its own cloud infr... Read more

date9 months ago
Akamai acquires data storage startup Ondat

Akamai acquires data storage startup Ondat

Akamai is further expanding its Kubernetes technology with the acquisition of data storage startup Ondat. The acquisition, financial details of which were not disclosed, gives Akamai a data storage platform focused on the Kubernetes container orchestration platform. With the Ondat data storage p... Read more

date1 year ago
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