CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the intelligent edge platform
for securing and delivering digital experiences, today announced
that Akamai was recognized by Gartner as a Leader in the 2018 Magic
Quadrant for Web Application Firewalls for the second year in a
row. Gartner analysts evaluated 14 vendors, based on their ability
to execute and completeness of vision.
Web application security is a growing concern, as more
businesses support new digital business initiatives with
public-facing applications, including API-driven mobile or IoT
applications. As a result, web application was the number one
attack pattern leading to a data breach in 2017, according to the
Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations report. To put that volume
into perspective, Akamai's most recent State of the Internet
Security report highlighted that Akamai defended against over 400
million web application attacks over a six month period.
The Gartner report states, "By 2023, more than 30% of
public-facing web applications will be protected by cloud web
application and API protection (WAAP) services that combine
distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection, bot mitigation,
API protection and WAFs. This is an increase from fewer than 10%
today."
"Akamai maintains that protecting critical sites and apps
requires massive capacity and robust, risk-adaptive intelligence
delivered at the edge," said Josh
Shaul, Vice President of Web Security, Akamai. "Our
customers maximize their security posture through a combination of
DDoS mitigation, application and API security, as well as
context-based reputation services and behavioral intelligence.
Akamai's web application firewall solutions provide robust rules
that are curated by security researchers and continuously evolved
by powerful machine learning algorithms, with tailored risk scores
to inform digital businesses of vulnerabilities and emerging
threats."
Gartner observes diverging expectations between customers
considering cloud WAF services and WAF appliances: "Organizations
looking for cloud WAF services generally expect multiple, bundled
features – notably DDoS protection, bot management and CDN – in an
easy-to-deploy and easy-to operate package. They increasingly
request more depth for security controls, and better granularity
for configuration options, but are often under time pressures to
deploy the WAF."
According to Gartner, "In the long term, cloud WAF services,
which were built from the beginning to be multitenant and
cloud-centric, avoid costly maintenance of legacy code. They also
provide a competitive advantage, with faster release cycles and
rapid implementation of innovative features."
"We are thrilled that Gartner has once again recognized Akamai
in the Leader quadrant, which we feel validates our achievements to
date, as well as our customer-driven strategic direction in the web
application firewall space," concluded Shaul. "We are proud to
continue leading the market as a pure-play edge platform and
proving the value of the scale and intelligence that edge security
provides."
A complimentary copy of the complete report, Gartner, Magic
Quadrant for Web Application Firewalls, Jeremy D'Hoinne,
Adam Hils, Ayal Tirosh, Claudio
Neiva, 29 August 2018,
including the Magic Quadrant graphic, is available here. For
additional information regarding Akamai's WAF offerings, visit
here.
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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.
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