Partnership will offer customers best-in-class
security and reliability
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 20,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies,
Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud company that powers and
protects life online, today announced a global partnership with
Corero Network Security (LON: CNS), the specialists in distributed
denial-of-service (DDoS) protection solutions. Akamai is now
offering Corero's on-premises DDoS protection to extend Akamai
Prolexic, Akamai's own comprehensive portfolio of DDoS security
solutions.
DDoS attacks continue to be one of the most prevalent forms of
cyberattacks. According to Corero's threat research, DDoS carpet
bombing attacks rose by 300% in 2022, and IPv6-based DDoS attacks
increased by 500% during the same period. Similarly, Akamai has
observed a record-breaking increase in high packet rate DDoS
attacks by cybercriminals, state-sponsored actors, hacktivist
groups, and other malicious actors targeting sectors such as
financial services, gaming, high tech, and commerce.
Prolexic is a cloud-based DDoS protection platform designed to
stop attacks before they reach applications, data centers, and
internet-facing infrastructure. Now organizations of all sizes that
require on-premises DDoS defenses, whether in addition to
cloud-based protection or as a stand-alone solution as part of
their own network, can leverage Akamai Prolexic On-Prem, which is
powered by Corero's SmartWall ONE. The Corero SmartWall ONE
solution includes patented mechanisms that accurately detect and
automatically stop volumetric and state-exhaustion DDoS attacks to
prevent downtime.
"As organizations increasingly adopt hybrid workloads, the
question of whether to deploy on-premises DDoS protection or
subscribe to a cloud DDoS provider is not an 'either-or' choice.
The partnership between Corero and Akamai provides a comprehensive
approach to DDoS protection, allowing organizations and service
providers to rest easy for both their on-premises and cloud-based
needs," said Corero's Chief Technology Officer, Ashley Stephenson.
Akamai Prolexic On-Prem, powered by Corero, helps protect
against DDoS attacks on-premises and provides customers and
mitigators maximum flexibility for use cases where a cloud solution
cannot or may not be used exclusively. Akamai Prolexic Hybrid
combines cloud-based and on-premises DDoS defenses into a
comprehensive solution that offers the lowest possible latencies
and minimizes traffic redirection, while providing the security of
a massive 20+ Tbps dedicated defense capacity from more than 36
scrubbing centers of the Akamai Prolexic cloud platform.
Network services providers, hosting and cloud vendors, and
businesses offering SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS can now leverage Akamai
Prolexic On-Prem and Hybrid solutions to protect their own
environments and provide DDoS protection services to their
customers. With Akamai Prolexic On-Prem, the operational costs
related to transferring traffic to the cloud can be eliminated for
the vast majority of small, fast, and subsaturating attacks, while
the cloud-based defenses of Akamai Prolexic defend the network
against sophisticated high-volume multi-vector attacks.
The new Prolexic Hybrid solution also allows companies to
protect data-intense real-time services, like videoconferencing,
gaming, voice, or multimedia applications, where low-latency local
protection is preferred. The hybrid solution lets organizations
bring DDoS defense on-premises while still getting the safety of
Prolexic's massive cloud-based defense capacity to defend against
large, sustained attacks.
"It's no secret that DDoS attacks are becoming bigger and more
sophisticated. In just the past two years, seven out of 10 attacks
observed were the largest ever mitigated by Akamai, and 65% of
attacks we are seeing are highly targeted multi-vector attacks,"
said Sean Lyons, Senior Vice
President and General Manager of Infrastructure Security at Akamai.
"Our partnership with Corero allows us to deliver a robust solution
while enabling organizations to select the most optimal DDoS
solution for their individual use cases whether it be on-demand,
always-on, cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid environment."
Both companies plan to deepen the collaboration further to
provide industry-leading infrastructure security solutions by
extending seamless cloud signaling, automation, and threat
intelligence reporting.
To learn more about Akamai and Corero's strategic partnership,
visit the Akamai blog.
About Akamai
Akamai powers and protects life online.
Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and
secure their digital experiences — helping billions of people live,
work, and play every day. Akamai Connected Cloud, a massively
distributed edge and cloud platform, puts apps and experiences
closer to users and keeps threats farther away. Learn more about
Akamai's cloud computing, security, and content delivery solutions
at akamai.com and akamai.com/blog, or follow Akamai
Technologies on Twitter and LinkedIn.
About Corero Network Security
Corero Network Security
is a leading provider of DDoS protection solutions, specializing in
automatic detection and protection solutions with network
visibility, analytics, and reporting tools. Corero's technology
protects against external and internal DDoS threats in complex edge
and subscriber environments, ensuring internet service
availability. With operational centers in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA, and
Edinburgh, UK, Corero is
headquartered in London and listed
on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market (ticker: CNS). Visit
www.corero.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Media Contacts:
Akamai PR
AkamaiPR@akamai.com
Corero PR
Blair Moreland, ZAG
Communications
corero@zagcommunications.com
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