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Akamai Introduces Two New Managed Security Service Offerings to Kona Family of Cloud Security SolutionsCAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the global leader in content delivery network (CDN) services, today introduced two new managed security service offerings available as part of the Company's Cloud Security Solutions. Managed Kona Site Defender and Kona DDoS Defender are designed to provide customers with both proven security technology and world-class security expertise to protect their websites and web applications from malicious activity, keeping them online and providing high performance, even in the midst of an attack. For many enterprises, protecting against the wide ranging and constantly evolving security threats targeting web applications and websites requires more than just technology. Dedicated and specialized security expertise, able to identify and respond to the latest threats while maintaining availability and protecting sensitive data, is just as important. Faced with competing business objectives and limited IT budgets, many IT organizations simply do not have the time, resources, or expert staff necessary to provide the best possible security for their websites and web applications. For such organizations, Akamai is now making available two new offerings – Managed Kona Site Defender and Kona DDoS Defender. These newly introduced services are designed to provide customers with 24x7 monitoring and attack support through Akamai's globally distributed Security Operations Center (SOC), staffed by more than 100 security experts at five locations worldwide. The Akamai global SOC teams, which average more than 10 years of collective web security experience and have earned crucial certifications such as CISSP, CISA, GPEN, GSEC, CEH, GSEC, GIAC, GWAPT, and MSIS, help protect online brands from the web's most insidious attacks every day. Backed by Akamai's threat research teams and Akamai Cloud Security Intelligence, the Akamai SOC provides a collective security model that can help organizations effectively respond to even the newest threats on the web. Akamai's managed security services are designed to decrease response time and increase mitigation quality for all customers by institutionalizing mitigation techniques and lessons learned beginning with the first time a single customer is attacked. Akamai's new managed security services include:
"Web attacks are increasing in frequency, scale and complexity, and a successful attack can result in denial of service, the theft of user data, or significant financial loss, all of which can create serious implications for the business," stated John Summers, vice president, Cloud Security, Akamai. "To build robust, long-term security strategies, enterprises need to consider going beyond simply employing the right security technology. Access to experts who are able to keep up with the changing threat landscape and provide round the clock support to identify and thwart potential attacks is a critical element to that successful security strategy." About Akamai Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act In addition, the statements in this press release represent Akamai's expectations and beliefs as of the date of this press release. Akamai anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause these expectations and beliefs to change. However, while Akamai may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Akamai's expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
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