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Akamai Enterprise Defender Simplifies Journey to Zero Trust for BusinessesCAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM), the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, today announced it has launched Enterprise Defender, a new solution to help enable its customers to seamlessly and easily transition to a more effective security architecture based on Zero Trust principles. Built on the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform, Enterprise Defender is designed to help secure all enterprise applications and users, reducing risk and complexity while improving user experience. Akamai's Enterprise Defender will integrate adaptive application access, security and acceleration with advanced malware prevention. Leveraging Akamai's edge platform, Enterprise Defender will enable customers to move towards a Zero Trust security posture across legacy on-premises and multi-cloud environments. Akamai was cited as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust eXtended (ZTX) Ecosystem Providers, Q4 2018 evaluation. The report states, "Akamai is a powerhouse in the network security space and has spent both time and resources in extending its capabilities into other areas of security for clients. This includes DDoS, botnet mitigation, malware protection, and application microsegmentation capabilities." "Our customers are facing a growing set of critical challenges to meet the needs of their businesses - conditional app access, cloud migration, third party access, M&A integrations and protecting the workforce from advanced threats - and the existing perimeter-based architectures are proving too complex and risky to meet their needs," said Tim Knudsen, Vice President, Product Management, Enterprise Business Unit at Akamai. "Enterprise Defender simplifies the transition to Zero Trust. It gives our customers a single solution that is designed to replace their VPNs and improve their security posture, while delivering an optimal user experience." Akamai's Enterprise Defender is architected specifically to:
Enterprise Defender is available now and the solution is available as a per user, per month subscription, for more information visit here or join Akamai at Edge World to learn more about the company's zero trust solutions and innovations. About Akamai Akamai secures and delivers digital experiences for the world's largest companies. Akamai's intelligent edge platform surrounds everything, from the enterprise to the cloud, so customers and their businesses can be fast, smart, and secure. Top brands globally rely on Akamai to help them realize competitive advantage through agile solutions that extend the power of their multi-cloud architectures. Akamai keeps decisions, apps and experiences closer to users than anyone — and attacks and threats far away. Akamai's portfolio of edge security, web and mobile performance, enterprise access and video delivery solutions is supported by unmatched customer service, analytics and 24/7/365 monitoring. To learn why the world's top brands trust Akamai, visit www.akamai.com, blogs.akamai.com, or @Akamai on Twitter. Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act MEDIA CONTACTS: Tom Barth View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/akamai-enterprise-defender-simplifies-journey-to-zero-trust-for-businesses-300851074.html SOURCE Akamai |