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Description

Akamai brings digital experiences closer to users than any other provider while simultaneously keeping threats and attacks at bay. As it drives the next wave of digital transformation, the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform acts as a comprehensive shield, safeguarding all aspects of the digital ecosystem, including websites, users, devices, data centers, and clouds. This technology effectively reduces friction and enhances user engagement. With a network of a quarter of a million edge servers strategically positioned in numerous locations worldwide, it processes an astounding 2.5 exabytes of data annually, engaging with 1.3 billion devices and 100 million IP addresses daily. Positioned within a single network hop of over 90% of the global Internet population, it stands out as the sole global, extensively distributed, intelligent edge platform, delivering the scale, resilience, and security that modern businesses require. Additionally, it offers advanced threat intelligence to help organizations manage security vulnerabilities and defend against cyber threats. This comprehensive approach ensures that digital operations remain secure and efficient in an increasingly complex online landscape.

Description

The rapid escalation in the scale, frequency, and complexity of volumetric DNS attacks is significantly driven by the widespread use of unsecured IoT devices, along with trends like mobility and BYOD. Hackers are increasingly targeting DNS services, particularly for layer 7 DDoS attacks, making it one of the most vulnerable application layers. Although many organizations recognize the security threats posed by DDoS attacks, a substantial number have yet to implement modern DNS DDoS protection measures, often relying on outdated enterprise network security solutions like firewalls that are ill-suited for the DNS protocol. It is crucial for companies to adopt innovative DDoS mitigation strategies to address these evolving threats effectively. To ensure robust business continuity, safeguard data confidentiality, and enhance user experience, organizations must invest in specialized DNS protection solutions that offer both high performance and advanced analytics, thereby achieving the security standards their businesses require and deserve.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

Akamai Prolexic Yes 
AuthPoint Yes 
Azure Marketplace Yes 
CASIE Yes 
Carbon Black EDR Yes 
CloudCasa Yes 
Hydrolix Yes 
IBM Cloud Content Delivery Network Yes 
Junos Traffic Vision Yes 
Kasada Yes 
Netdata Yes 
Orange Logic OrangeDAM Yes 
Prometheus Yes 
Queue-it Yes 
S3 Drive Yes 
ScalePost Yes 
ThreatSync Yes 
UTunnel VPN and ZTNA Yes 
Uniform Yes 

Integrations

Akamai Prolexic No 
AuthPoint No 
Azure Marketplace No 
CASIE No 
Carbon Black EDR No 
CloudCasa No 
Hydrolix No 
IBM Cloud Content Delivery Network No 
Junos Traffic Vision No 
Kasada No 
Netdata No 
Orange Logic OrangeDAM No 
Prometheus No 
Queue-it No 
S3 Drive No 
ScalePost No 
ThreatSync No 
UTunnel VPN and ZTNA No 
Uniform No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Akamai Technologies

Founded

1998

Country

United States

Website

www.akamai.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

EfficientIP

Founded

2004

Country

United States

Website

www.efficientip.com/products/dns-blast/

Product Features

CDN

Content Acceleration Yes 
DDoS Protection Yes 
Load Balancing Yes 
Managed CDN Yes 
Multi-CDN Switching Yes 
Reporting/Analytics Yes 
Software Downloads Yes 
Transparent Caching Yes 
Video Streaming Yes 
Web Application Firewalls (WAF) Yes 

Cloud Security

Antivirus Yes 
Application Security No 
Behavioral Analytics Yes 
Encryption No 
Endpoint Management No 
Incident Management No 
Intrusion Detection System No 
Threat Intelligence Yes 
Two-Factor Authentication No 
Vulnerability Management No 

Cybersecurity

AI / Machine Learning No 
Behavioral Analytics Yes 
Endpoint Management No 
IOC Verification No 
Incident Management No 
Tokenization No 
Vulnerability Scanning No 
Whitelisting / Blacklisting Yes 

DDoS Protection

DNS Amplification Protection No 
DNS Reflection Protection No 
High Network Capacity No 
Illegitimate Traffic Recognition No 
Infrastructure Protection (Layer 3/Layer 4) No 
Post Attack Analysis No 
Traffic Monitoring No 
Website Protection (Layer 7) No 

Load Balancing

Authentication No 
Automatic Configuration No 
Content Caching No 
Content Routing No 
Data Compression No 
Health Monitoring No 
Predefined Protocols No 
Redundancy Checking No 
Reverse Proxy No 
SSL Offload No 
Schedulers No 

Managed DNS

Anti-Malware Yes 
Change Management Yes 
DDoS Protection Yes 
DNS Failover Yes 
DNS Propagation Yes 
Disaster Recovery Yes 
Global DNS Network Yes 
Intelligent Traffic Routing Yes 
Load Balancing Yes 
Reporting / Analytics Yes 
Secondary DNS Yes 
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Yes 

Performance Testing

API Testing No 
Benchmarking No 
Cross Browser Testing No 
Debugging No 
Historical Reporting No 
Load Testing No 
Mobile Testing No 
Parallel Testing No 
Regression Testing No 
UI Testing No 
Web Testing No 

Web Analytics

Campaign Management No 
Conversion Tracking No 
Form Analytics No 
Goal Tracking No 
Keyword Tracking No 
Multiple Site Management No 
Pageview Tracking No 
Referral Source Tracking No 
Site Search Tracking No 
Time on Site Tracking No 
User Interaction Tracking No 

Product Features

DDoS Protection

DNS Amplification Protection No 
DNS Reflection Protection No 
High Network Capacity No 
Illegitimate Traffic Recognition No 
Infrastructure Protection (Layer 3/Layer 4) No 
Post Attack Analysis No 
Traffic Monitoring No 
Website Protection (Layer 7) No 

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