Akamai expands cloud-based capabilities
Akamai Technologies has expanded its cloud (Internet)-based suite of security capabilities with the introduction of its Web Application Firewall managed service
With no hardware to manage or maintain, customers manage their own security through Akamai's customer portal. Additionally, the Akamai Web Application Firewall service helps enable Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard compliance.
As enterprises have increasingly migrated from the desktop to the Web, the scale and severity of attacks launched on Web sites and applications have continued to grow.
Estimates show that cyber crime now cost businesses approximately $1 trillion a year. As research reveals, the enormity of this expense is due in large part to the fact that more than 95 percent of corporate Web applications have severe vulnerabilities.
"While threats to network and information security will always exist, the complexity and scale of cyber attacks is exploding, forcing enterprises to face the daunting challenge of defending an increasingly porous perimeter," said Tom Leighton, co-founder and chief scientist, Akamai.
"Cloud-based security offers an innovative approach to helping organizations overcome the limitations of traditional perimeter solutions by adding a globally-distributed layer to their defenses. We believe our service is also essential for cloud computing, as infrastructure is shared across multiple customers. When leveraging shared computing resources, it is vital that your application does not become compromised by an attack directed at another enterprise.
To learn more about Akamai's comprehensive suite of cloud-based security offerings, please visit www.akamai.com/security.
