CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the world's most trusted
solution for protecting and delivering digital
experiences, today announces the launch of its new Account
Protector solution. Using proprietary behavioral analytics and
reputation heuristics, the solution is designed to extend the
Akamai Bot Manager solution to also detect and prevent account
takeover attacks by human threat actors in real time, without
increasing friction for legitimate users. The solution is
integrated into the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform instead of
attached at a single point, so it requires no changes to
existing applications.
Businesses worldwide face the complex and costly problem of
account takeover, where human threat actors seize valuable digital
assets — from bank account funds to retail store loyalty points to
online game rare items. Account Protector analyzes requests,
generating risk and trust indicators to calculate the
likelihood that a user is the legitimate account owner or an
impersonator. Using machine learning technology, the solution
learns and self-tunes as it analyzes subsequent logins for the same
set of credentials. This enables legitimate account holders to
access their accounts without unnecessary friction while increasing
the safety of their accounts.
Account Protector generates a user session risk score in real
time during authentication, combining:
- User behavioral profiles based on signals like
previously observed locations, networks, devices, and activity
time. Account Protector does this while complying with data privacy
laws and frameworks like GDPR and others.
- Population profiles that give a view of the
behavior of a company's user set. Variances in behavior can be
compared to the entire population to detect anomalies, even if an
individual user is logging in for the first time.
- Reputation data based on observed malicious activity
across the network and IP, such as indications of bot activity, one
user connecting from multiple locations in a short span of time,
attempting to access a large number of users, and a high percentage
of failed login attempts. Akamai utilizes its own vast
activity databases, leveraging clean and reliable data to
analyze for legitimate and malicious activity.
Account Protector performs these detections in real time,
enabling action on the Akamai edge platform and/or incorporation
into existing defenses within the web application. With the
insights derived from the risk score, organizations can take action
on the request at the edge, choosing from options such as allow,
alert, block, and more. The solution provides both real-time and
historical reporting on users' behavioral activity, which can be
consumed by existing fraud tools to enhance understanding of intent
and to guide strategic planning.
"As digital assets have become increasingly under threat, Akamai
customers have asked us to expand our protections to
human-generated fraud. We're addressing this critical need with a
highly sophisticated 'digital fingerprint' approach that
strengthens protection without placing additional burdens on the
end user," said Eric Graham, vice president, Security Product
Management, Akamai. "Account Protector is a powerful tool for
enhancing trust and user satisfaction, reducing the burden of
remediation, and empowering organizations to make better,
data-driven security decisions. It's a key element in Akamai's
strategy to provide the world's most secure platform for edge
computing, and we're proud that customers want us to be a key
partner on their digital journeys."
Account Protector is being introduced as a part of Akamai's
Platform Update and designed to increase responsiveness and
augment security decision-making. For more information about
Akamai's Edge Security solutions, visit our Platform Update
page.
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. You can find our global contact
information at www.akamai.com/locations.
Contacts:
Tim Whitman
Media
Relations
617-444-3019
twhitman@akamai.com
Tom Barth
Investor Relations
617-274-7130
tbarth@akamai.com
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