CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai (NASDAQ:
AKAM), the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering
digital experiences, today announced several updates to its
Security and Personalization Services (SPS) Secure
Business solution, which provides internet service providers
(ISPs) with turnkey security solutions for small- and mid-sized
business (SMB) customers. Updates include a cloud-based deployment
model, customizable service offerings and enhanced threat coverage
designed to help ISPs more quickly seize new revenue opportunities
with differentiated security services that are easier to deploy and
tailored specifically to SMB needs. The new capabilities are
designed to help ISPs grow revenues in saturated markets,
differentiate their offerings and reduce service costs.
Comcast Business is using Akamai's SPS Secure Business as part
of its new Comcast Business SecurityEdge™ cloud-based internet
cybersecurity solution for small businesses. With SPS Secure
Business, Comcast Business is able to help businesses protect their
devices connected to Comcast Business Internet against certain
cyberthreats without the need for additional hardware other than
the Comcast Business router. Comcast Business SecurityEdge also
takes advantage of Akamai's threat intelligence capabilities to
automatically update internet domain threats for its customers
every 10 minutes without manual downloads or software updates.
"Cybersecurity and the dynamic nature of potentially disruptive
cyberthreats are among the key challenges that business owners must
contend with in today's hyperconnected world," said Shena Tharnish, Vice President, Cybersecurity
Products, Comcast Business. "Using Akamai's SPS Small Business
solution, Comcast Business developed an affordable cybersecurity
solution for our small business customers with Comcast Business
SecurityEdge, which helps customers defend against security threats
like malware and bots as they focus on running and growing their
businesses."
Advanced, Effortless DNS-Based Cybersecurity Protection
for SMBs
Many SMBs are challenged to manage their
cybersecurity postures, leading to exposure that can adversely
impact their business. In fact, the National Small Business
Association reported in a recent study that 47% of small
business owners manage cybersecurity themselves, 22% have a staff
member manage it, and 6% don't have anyone responsible for managing
security at all. A separate survey conducted by the U.K.
government found 42% of small businesses identified a cybersecurity
breach in the previous year and 74% say cybersecurity is a high
priority for senior management.
With Akamai SPS Secure Business, ISPs are equipped to offer SMBs
enterprise-grade security defenses that are easy to deploy and
manage. Continuously updated DNS-based threat intelligence provides
dynamic defenses against a wide range of cyberattacks – from
ransomware and malware to botnet and phishing campaigns. Every
device on the SMB premises is covered without the need for software
downloads, configuration or in-house security expertise. Optional
content filters let SMBs enforce acceptable use policies to align
internet use with their business needs.
"We're thrilled to work with leading ISPs in developing a set of
effective, easy-to-use cybersecurity products for a market that is
among the most vulnerable to and impacted by cyberattacks," said
Dane Walther, SVP and GM, Media
& Carrier, Akamai. "While headline-grabbing attacks tend to
involve larger brands, it's small businesses with limited security
budgets and skills that are often hit the hardest by an incident.
With the latest enhancements to our SPS Secure Business solutions,
we're making it even easier for ISPs to extend Akamai's unmatched
security capabilities and threat intelligence to their SMB
customers to enhance those relationships and protect their own
business in the process."
Security Services Purpose-Built for
ISPs
Specific deployment options and features that are
new to SPS Secure Business include:
- SPS Secure Business Cloud: The SaaS solution reduces
planning and deployment cycles, minimizes hardware and software
requirements, streamlines delivery and reduces capital and
operational overhead.
- Customizable Services: ISPs can align the look and feel
of the service to their brand and offer feature sets and threat
protections tailored to local market requirements.
- Enhanced Threat Coverage: SPS delivers continuously
updated threat intelligence based on unmatched visibility into DNS
and web traffic – including an evaluation of 200 billion anonymized
DNS queries per day gathered from ISPs around the world – which
reduces disruptive false positives and improves responsiveness to
fast-changing exploits.
For more information on SPS Secure Business, please visit:
https://www.akamai.com/us/en/products/network-operator/sps-secure-business.jsp.
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
This release contains information about future
expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that
constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe
harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those
indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of
various important factors including, but not limited to, ,
inability of the newly-introduced solutions to operate as expected
or to address intended market needs, failure of Akamai and Comcast
technologies to interoperate, customers not realizing the desired
benefits from solutions they purchase, a failure of Akamai's
network infrastructure, and other factors that are discussed in
Akamai's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form
10-Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.
Contacts:
Chris Nicholson
Media Relations
617-444-2987
cnichols@akamai.com
Tom Barth
Investor Relations
617-274-7130
tbarth@akamai.com
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