Duo Security and Akamai Partner to Create a Zero-Trust Ecosystem for Remote Workers
April 11 2018 - 9:00AM
More than ever, organizations across the world are enabling their
workforce to do business from anywhere with their personal devices.
This is evidenced by data released today by Duo Security, the
leading provider of zero-trust security with Duo Beyond. Analyzing
one billion user logins to customer work applications, Duo found
that nearly 43 percent came from outside of the corporate office
and network - making it clear that the traditional security
perimeter is quickly becoming irrelevant.
To give organizations a remote access VPN alternative and allow
them to evolve to shifting working habits, Duo and Akamai,
(NASDAQ:AKAM), the largest and most trusted cloud delivery
platform, today introduced a technology integration partnership for
remote workers. Through this partnership, every time a user tries
to access an application delivered by Akamai’s Enterprise
Application Access, Duo verifies the trust of the user and the
device in real-time.
In just the last year, Duo’s data shows the number of
authentications involving mobile devices accessing corporate
applications have more than doubled, and the average number of
cloud-based applications customers are protecting increased by more
than 20 percent.
While this remote work trend has created unmatched flexibility
and helped organizations attract top talent globally, it has
introduced a major challenge for IT and security teams.
Organizations are struggling to securely enable remote access
because legacy virtual private networks (VPNs) are complex to use
and inadequate for properly controlling remote access in a mobile
world. According to Forrester’s 2017 Global Business Technographics
Security Survey, 41 percent of breaches in the past 12 months were
incidents within the organization or involved business
partners/third-party suppliers.
A Zero-Trust Ecosystem for Remote Workers
“Traditional remote access VPN solutions create significant
complexities and risks for enterprise IT in today’s world where
multi-cloud and access for employees, partners and contractors is
the norm,” said Tim Knudsen, VP Product for Akamai’s Enterprise
Division. "The integration of Akamai Enterprise Access (EAA) with
Duo makes it simple and safe by replacing network-based access with
application-specific access where customers can verify trust of the
device and user in real-time at the time of the access without
requiring a client.”
With Duo and Akamai, even the largest enterprises can onboard
new external users - contractors, business partners, remote
full-time workers - in minutes instead of days or weeks.
Duo Beyond and Enterprise Application Access allow organizations
to continue modernizing their workforce while giving users
convenient and secure access to only the applications they need to
do their job - ultimately preventing attackers with stolen
credentials or compromised devices from accessing sensitive
applications. This is very different from the legacy ‘castle and
moat’ approach that remote access VPNs provide.
“Security needs to evolve beyond the traditional perimeter when
it comes to protecting remote access, especially with a growing
remote workforce, a new generation of endpoints, and increased
cloud adoption,” explained Jon Oberheide, Duo Security’s Chief
Technology Officer and Co-Founder. “Enabling secure access
regardless of network location is a core principle of Zero Trust
and BeyondCorp architectures, and our partnership with Akamai will
help customers embrace this new security model.”
For more information, please visit https://duo.com
About Duo SecurityDuo Security helps defend
organizations against data breaches by making security easy and
effective. Duo Beyond, the company's category defining zero-trust
security platform, enables organizations to provide trusted access
to all of their critical applications, for any user, from anywhere,
and with any device. The company is a trusted partner to more than
10,000 customers globally, including Dresser-Rand, Etsy, Facebook,
K-Swiss, Random House, Yelp, Zillow, Paramount Pictures, and more.
Founded in Michigan, Duo has offices in Ann Arbor and Detroit, as
well as growing hubs in Austin, Texas; San Mateo, California; and
London, UK. Visit duo.com to find out more.
About AkamaiAs the world’s largest and most
trusted cloud delivery platform, Akamai makes it easier for its
customers to provide the best and most secure digital experiences
on any device, anytime, anywhere. Akamai’s massively distributed
platform is unparalleled in scale with over 200,000 servers across
130 countries, giving customers superior performance and threat
protection. Akamai’s portfolio of web and mobile performance, cloud
security, enterprise access, and video delivery solutions are
supported by exceptional customer service and 24/7 monitoring. To
learn why the top financial institutions, e-commerce leaders, media
& entertainment providers, and government organizations trust
Akamai please visit www.akamai.com, blogs.akamai.com, or @Akamai on
Twitter.
Media ContactsMeredith Corley & Jordan
FylonenkoDuo Security Press@duo.com
Tim WhitmanAkamai617-444-3019twhitman@akamai.com
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