CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the world's largest and most
trusted cloud delivery platform, today announced that Info Security
Products Guide, the industry's leading information security
research and advisory guide, has named Akamai cloud security
solutions as winners in eight different categories at the 14th
Annual 2018 Global Excellence Awards ceremony held in San Francisco last night, April 16.
These prestigious global awards recognize cybersecurity and
information technology vendors with advanced, ground-breaking
products, solutions, and services that are helping set the bar
higher for others in all areas of security and technologies. More
than 40 judges from a broad spectrum of industry voices from around
the world participated and their average scores determined the 2018
Global Excellence Awards Finalists and Winners.
Akamai cloud security solutions were recognized with the
following awards:
- Bot Manager Premier: Gold Winner for Best Security
Product/Solution for Finance and Banking.
- Bot Manager Premier: Gold Winner for best Security
Product/Solution for Online and E-commerce.
- Bot Manager Premier: Silver Winner for Most Innovative Security
Service of the Year
- Akamai Prolexic DDoS Solutions: Silver Winner for Best Managed
Security Service
- Akamai Prolexic DDoS Solutions: Bronze Winner for Best Security
Service
- Kona Site Defender: Silver Winner for Best Innovation in Cloud
Security
- Kona Site Defender: Silver Winner for Best Website and Web
Application Security
- Enterprise Application Access (EAA): Bronze Winner for Best
Access Management Solution
- In addition, EAA is a Finalist in the 2018 SC Awards for Best
Cloud Security Solution. Winners will be announced tonight,
April 17.
"Akamai has been committed to bringing a layered, cloud-based
security solution to market, and we're excited to see this approach
validated by the judges for the Global Excellence Awards program,"
said Ashutosh Kulkarni, Senior Vice
President & General Manager, Web Security and Performance
business units at Akamai. "By providing an adaptive threat
protection platform, Akamai is allowing our customers to take
advantage of Akamai's unparalleled visibility and intelligence as
they grow in size and sophistication. Our goal is to help them
reduce their threat surface; maximize their application,
infrastructure, and data security; and realize success as agile,
digital enterprises."
These latest awards join the growing list of third-party
accolades being earned by Akamai's cloud security solutions. Most
recently, industry analyst firm Frost & Sullivan recognized
Akamai as a Market Leader in Bot Risk Management Solutions.
To learn more and see Akamai's award-winning cloud security
solutions in action, please visit the Akamai booth #N3625 in
Moscone Center North during the RSA Conference in San Francisco, April
17-19, 2018.
About Akamai
As 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.
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