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PLXsert warns of Spike DDoS Toolkit
Akamai's Prolexic Security Engineering and Research Team (PLXsert) is tracking the spread of Spike, a new malware toolkit that poses a threat to embedded devices, as well as Linux and Windows systems. Several versions of Spike can communicate and execute commands to infected Windows, desktop Linux and ARM-based devices running the Linux operating system (OS), PLXsert said in an advisory Wednesday morning.
Good Recognition for Akamai's Real-Time Web Monitor
Analyst Daniel Humphries has written a review of several threat monitoring tools for the "Software Advice" website, including a positive assessment of Akamai's Real-Time Web Monitor. Ours was among five tools Humphries looked at in his report, "Spotlight: Threat Visualizations." The others were Kaspersky's Cyberthreat Real-Time Map, Digital Attack Map -- a joint project between Google and security vendor Arbor Networks -- the Deutsche Telekom Attack Meter, and Trend Micro's
Coming Soon: New Security Whiteboard Videos
Last year, we released a bunch of videos containing security whiteboard lessons on a variety of topics. This Thursday we shoot four new episodes. Below is a preview of each episode.To see previous security whiteboard videos, go here and here.
Security Topics at Akamai Edge 2014: A Primer
Each year at Akamai Edge we update customers on some of the more persistent threats we've dealt with in the 12 months prior. Slides detailing the 2013 threat picture are available here. For an idea of what we'll be sharing at Edge 2014 in a couple weeks, I've assembled this primer. The following blog posts capture the main threats that have kept us busy in recent months:
Public Compliance Docs: The List So Far (Updated Sep ...
As previously noted, Akamai InfoSec has been working to make its most sought after compliance documents publicly available. The goal is to make it easier for customers to access the answers they regularly seek, and also to show potential new customers how we operate. We're building the foundation in the form of a compliance page on the Akamai Security microsite, and hope to publish up to two fresh public docs a month. What follows is
Web Vulnerabilities: Low-Hanging Fruit for DDoSers
A new Akamai PLXsert whitepaper was released this morning: "Web Vulnerabilities: The foundation of the most sophisticated DDoS campaigns." The paper can be downloaded here. Security practitioners know this much from long experience: Attackers who successfully build botnets and launch DDoS campaigns start by exploiting web vulnerabilities. It is the low-hanging fruit. In the white paper, PLXsert explores specific examples of the exploitation of popular web content management systems and web management
Akamai Edge 2014 and National Cyber Security Awarene ...
It's fitting that the Akamai Edge customer conference is in October. It's the same month as National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and we'll have a robust security track at Edge.
How to evaluate a DDoS mitigation solution
How fast could your IT team stop a DDoS attack? IDG Research found that it takes an average of 10 hours before a company can even begin to resolve an attack. On average, an attack isn't detected until 4.5 hours after its commencement and typically an additional 4.9 hours passes before mitigation can commence. With outage costs averaging $100,000 per hour, it means that a DDoS attack can cost an
Podcast: Tom Leighton on Danny Lewin, Akamai's Secur ...
Last year I launched the Akamai Security Podcast. Episode 1 was an interview with Akamai CEO Tom Leighton, who discussed the legacy of Co-Founder Danny Lewin, Akamai's role on 9-11-01, and his vision of Akamai as a major player in the security industry. This week being the anniversary of 9-11, it seems appropriate to re-share. Listen HERE.Related content: 9-11 Anniversary: Danny Lewin's Life and Legacy Internet Security Central To Danny Lewin's