Akamai stories - Page 4
Aliro Quantum appoints Michael Wood as Chief Marketing Officer
Fri, 16th Sep 2022
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it automation
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cloud services
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cisco
Aliro Quantum has appointed Michael Wood as its first CMO, with responsibility for global marketing initiatives and growth marketing.
Attacks on gaming companies more than double over past year
Tue, 9th Aug 2022
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gaming
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ddos
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digital entertainment
The State of the Internet report shows gaming companies and gamer accounts are at risk, following a surge in web application attacks post pandemic.
Research shows attacks on the gaming industry are getting worse
Mon, 8th Aug 2022
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malware
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gaming
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ddos
Web application attacks in the gaming sector have grown by 167% from Q1 2021 to Q1 2022, according to new research from Akamai.
Manufacturing industry hard hit by ransomware, Akamai finds
Thu, 28th Jul 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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it in manufacturing
Akamai Technologies has revealed that nearly 30% of ransomware attacks worldwide launched by Conti targeted the manufacturing industry.
Akamai research finds PayPal security measures utilised in new phishing scam
Mon, 18th Jul 2022
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phishing
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martech
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commerce systems
New research from Akamai has found that a new threat actor is parasitising benign WordPress sites to execute an extensive PayPal phishing scam.
Akamai researches top three internet security threats
Fri, 10th Jun 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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api
Akamai Technologies has released three new research reports focusing on ransomware, web applications and APIs, and DNS traffic.
Akamai and Fujitsu team up to protect ANZ orgs against threats
Fri, 6th May 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
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partner programmes
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healthtech
Akamai Technologies and Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand have entered a strategic relationship to assist organisations in the region.
Global bot security market to reach US$2.5 billion by 2032
Fri, 6th May 2022
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
The global bot security market to reach US$2.5 billion by 2032 driven by a growing need for cyber security, according to a new report.
WAF Multi-Vector and DDoS attacks are spiking in Australia
Wed, 4th May 2022
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ddos
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
According to a new observation by Akamai, Australia has experienced a massive spike in WAF Multi-Vector and DDoS attacks.
Akamai announces new products across security, computing
Tue, 3rd May 2022
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datacentre infrastructure
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iaas
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cloud services
Akamai expands its product line with new offerings in security, compute, and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) markets.
CleverTap appoints Anand Venkatraman as chief operating officer
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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saas
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microsoft
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sales
CleverTap, a mobile marketing firm, has appointed Anand Venkatraman as its COO. He brings over two decades of experience in building global teams.
CleverTap appoints Anand Venkatraman as Chief operating officer
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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saas
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microsoft
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akamai
CleverTap, a user retention platform, appoints Anand Venkatraman as COO, bringing his two decades of experience from Freshworks, Akamai, and Microsoft.
Forrester names Akamai Leader in 2022 bot management report
Tue, 19th Apr 2022
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iaas
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ar, vr & metaverse
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cloud services
Akamai has announced that Forrester has named it a Leader in its 2022 Bot Management Wave report, acknowledging the company’s standout vision.
Increase in cyber attacks driven by online holiday shopping
Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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cybersecurity
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online shopping
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akamai
Attackers increase the volume of attacks, including scraping data, draining customer accounts, damaging site functionality and holding encrypted data ransom.
Akamai to acquire Linode in USD $900 million deal
Thu, 17th Feb 2022
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uc
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iaas
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ar, vr & metaverse
Cloud infrastructure provider Akamai announced it has secured an agreement to acquire Infrastructure as a Service platform, Linode.
Akamai launches next-gen web application and API protection solution
Wed, 10th Nov 2021
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devops
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multi-cloud
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apm
Akamai Technologies introduces App - API Protector, a next-gen web application and API protection solution for stronger security outcomes.
API vulnerabilities are a huge target for cyber criminals, report finds
Thu, 28th Oct 2021
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ddos
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api
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software development
API vulnerabilities pose a significant risk to companies and individuals worldwide, according to new research by Akamai Technologies.
Akamai acquires Guardicore to expand zero trust portfolio
Fri, 1st Oct 2021
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malware
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ransomware
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zero trust security
Akamai Technologies is set to acquire Guardicore for around $600m, adding micro-segmentation capabilities to its zero trust security portfolio.
Gamers suffer highest growth in cyberattacks during COVID-19 pandemic
Tue, 29th Jun 2021
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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cybersecurity
Video game industry targeted by cyberattacks in pandemic, suffering over 240 million web application attacks in 2020 - Akamai report.
Akamai Technologies' fights fraud with new account protection solution
Fri, 18th Jun 2021
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advanced persistent threat protection
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akamai
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cyber threats
Akamai Technologies launches Account Protector, a solution to help combat fraud and prevent account takeover attacks in real time.