Akamai is acquiring Inverse to boost its IoT security services
Yesterday, Akamai announced that it had acquired Inverse, a company based in Montreal, dealing in open-source consulting and integration. Akamai has an interest in Inverse’s technology which provides context and visibility in the IoT landscape.
To be specific, Akamai said that Inverse would br... Read more
New SEO scam: WordPress malware sets up fake shops on existing sites
Attackers also poison the victim's keywords and SERP ranking.
There is a new cybercrime gang at work these days. Their modus operandi: take over vulnerable WordPress sites to install hidden e-commerce stores and wreak other havoc. The malefactors appear to be doing this to hijack the original si... Read more
Akamai mitigates biggest PPS DDoS attack ever
Content delivery and cloud security specialist Akamai claims to have mitigated the largest-ever packet-per-second (PPS) DDoS attack. The target was attacked at a rate of 809 million packets per second.
DDoS attacks are volume-based attacks that target companies using large amounts of data or IP ... Read more
Akamai introduces AI tool against malicious website scripts
Akamai introduces the AI-based Page Integrity Manager tool to help companies discover malicious code on their websites. The tool also detects vulnerabilities in used solutions from other players, such as payment services.
According to the Content Delivery Network (CDN) specialist, the increase i... Read more
More security and insights for Akamai Enterprise Threat Protector
Cybersecurity specialist Akamai has equipped its cloud-based Enterprise Threat Protector solution with new functionality that allows all Internet traffic to pass through the security solution. According to the security specialist, this increases security while at the same time providing more insigh... Read more
Akamai introduces new features for safer content delivery
Content delivery firm Akamai has announced improvements to maximize security, quality and reliability in delivering content from the cloud to the user. With the new features, the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform enables organisations to optimise and secure the network edge, through which they essen... Read more
Akamai focuses on IoT devices with launch IoT Edge Connect
Akamai has focused on the Internet of Things (IoT) market with a new service called IoT Edge Connect. IoT Edge Connect is a service aimed at connecting IoT endpoints and applications. This means that the company's network - which brings content and media closer to customers to reduce latency - can b... Read more
Akamai and Mitsubishi come together with blockchain payment platform
Akamai and the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group enter into a joint venture: the Global Open Network (GO-NET). The plan is to offer within that joint venture a new online payment network based on blockchain. This should secure a new generation of transactions, make them scalable and also make them resp... Read more
Akamai acquires identity management company Janrain
2019 has barely begun, but security and content delivery specialist Akamai has already taken a first step. Akamai announces this week that it has taken over the identity management company Janrain.
With the acquisition, the security and content delivery specialist will become a player that helps org... Read more