Defending enterprise systems during a pandemic
A new report from Akamai looks back at 2020, examining some of the technological shifts and the patterns that emerged from lockdown-related internet spikes at the beginning of …
Kick off the year with a new vendor management spring cleaning strategy
Your company’s vendor management program may not be what you need to get the most out of your cybersecurity vendors, so I’ll focus on a Cyber Vendor Optimization Strategy. The …
How to take SASE from a buzzword to a plan
Whether you are talking to your leadership or external auditors, it’s always best to be able to explain that your cybersecurity program is based on a framework utilizing …
63 billion credential stuffing attacks hit retail, hospitality, travel industries
Akamai published a report detailing criminal activity targeting the retail, travel, and hospitality industries with attacks of all types and sizes between July 2018 and June …
High volumes of attacks keep targeting video game companies and players
High volumes of attacks were used to target video game companies and players between 2018 and 2020, an Akamai report reveals. It also notes an uptick in attack traffic that …
20% of credential stuffing attacks target media companies
The media industry suffered 17 billion credential stuffing attacks between January 2018 and December 2019, according to a report from Akamai. The apparent fourfold increase in …
Arc integrates with Akamai, Catchpoint and MuleSoft to enhance its capabilities for enterprise customers
Arc Publishing, the premier content management platform from The Washington Post, announces it has expanded its integration with industry-leading software from Akamai, …
Akamai launches a new in-browser threat detection solution that uncovers compromised scripts
Akamai, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, announced the launch of Page Integrity Manager, an in-browser threat detection solution …
Verimatrix partners with Akamai to offer global enterprise server-side watermarking capabilities
Verimatrix, formerly known as Inside Secure, a global provider of innovative, customer-friendly cybersecurity solutions that protect content, devices, software and …
Most credential abuse attacks against the financial sector targeted APIs
From May 2019 and continuing on until the end of the year, there was a dramatic shift by criminals who started targeting APIs, in an effort to bypass security controls. …
Detecting and tracking phishing campaigns through web analytics identifiers
Cyber crooks are quick to abuse legitimate services for their own malicious purposes. One of the latest instances demonstrating this propensity involves phishing kit …
Cybercriminals using custom phishing tools to target the world’s largest tech brands
Cybercriminals are using enterprise-based development and deployment strategies, such as phishing as a service (PaaS), to leverage some of the world’s largest tech brands, …