Internet traffic surged in 2020 and criminals took advantage, using their time at home to change the threat landscape forever. There were huge jumps in credential stuffing, web application, DDoS, phishing — just about every type of attack Akamai tracks. DDoS extortion came of age, with its potential to cripple...
Websites today rely on third-party JavaScripts to enable the dynamic experiences users expect. Whether it’s turning customer data into customized browsing experiences, payment processing, or linking out to social media platforms, third-party scripts are deeply embedded in most sites. But what many site operators...
Akamai has recently observed and mitigated an unprecedented number of extortion-driven DDoS attacks across numerous verticals, including manufacturing, gaming, and financial services. Is your organization prepared to respond if you’re a target of a DDoS extortion group? In our new security checklist, learn the key...
High-value targets generally attract sophisticated criminals and attacks. This new State of the Internet / Security report looks at financial services and finds several emerging trends which could impact other industries.
Learn about spikes in credential stuffing attacks against APIs, LFI passing SQLi as a leading...
Today's globally distributed and diverse workforce needs flexible yet straightforward access to the corporate network, regardless of user location, device type, employee affiliation, and application location (on-premises, SaaS, IaaS). Expedience and fluidity can't come at the cost of security, especially given the...
The 2018 State of the Internet / Security - Credential Stuffing Attacks report is based on more than 8.3 billion malicious login attempts that occurred on the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform between May and June 2018. It examines the latest botnet tactics and trends - including target industries and countries, as...
The cyber threat landscape is dynamic and accelerating. These DNS best practices, when coupled with an enterprise threat protection service, will aid you in identifying, blocking, and mitigating advanced, targeted threats.
During 2015, federal departments collectively reported 77,183 cybersecurity incidents, a 10 percent increase from 2014. Despite these increases, there does seem to be a silver lining: government is getting better and more capable at responding to cyberattacks.
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The specific areas...
Government Web portals are the digital equivalent of a city hall, county agency or state office, where constituents and business owners can do everything from paying parking tickets, filing taxes or applying for health insurance to viewing legislative sessions or obtaining information in a public emergency. Despite...
To keep your organization and your data safe, it is crucial to consider forward-thinking approaches to cybersecurity.
Download this whitepaper to learn how you can augment your existing infrastructure within the data center with security measures in the cloud for a more robust web security posture.
Maintaining a highly secure environment does not mean sacrificing high performance. While the cloud is now faster and more capable, it still suffers from both real and perceived security concerns.
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While threats to network and information security have existed since the dawn of the information age, the complexity and scale of attacks have exploded in recent years, presenting enterprises with daunting challenges as they struggle to defend an increasingly vulnerable perimeter. Unfortunately, traditional perimeter...
Internet technology, and especially the virtualization and distributed processing power brought to life through cloud computing, have freed businesses to explore new business opportunities that simply weren't possible to consider just a few years ago. At the same time, however, the complexity and risk associated with...
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