CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 26,
2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:
AKAM), the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering
digital experiences, today announced that it was cited as a Leader
in The Forrester Wave™: Web Application Firewalls, Q1
2020 evaluation. Akamai received the top score in the Current
Offering category amongst "the 10 most significant web application
firewall (WAF) providers in the category" Forrester evaluated.
According to the report, "Organizations want more from their WAF
providers — and the degree of negative feedback from
vendor-supplied references in this Forrester Wave warns that,
unless vendors adapt, the WAF market is ripe for disruption." In
Akamai's Vendor Profile portion of the report, Forrester writes
that "In a sea of middling WAF customer references, Akamai stood
out among the vendors for its across-the-board positive reviews,
with particularly high marks for attack detection, attack response,
and internal threat intelligence."
Customers, Forrester reports, also "Expect WAFs to provide
protection against an ever-broader spate of application attacks,
including API- based attacks, client-side attacks, and even bots.
Furthermore, the adoption of DevSecOps means that WAFs must
integrate with the rest of the application development and security
infrastructure and help security leaders quickly identify and
respond to application threats." Akamai scored highest in the
report in the current offering category, which includes attack
detection, attack response, zero-day attacks, management interface,
reporting and analytics, and feedback loops.
The Forrester Wave report states that, "WAF customers should
look for providers that extend beyond traditional WAF
protections..." and that the recent acquisition of ChameleonX hints
at Akamai's roadmap for protecting third-party scripts from
Magecart-like attacks. Akamai's WAF, Kona Site Defender, is
one in a suite of security products that also includes DDoS
protection, bot management, and an API gateway available to
Akamai's CDN customers.
"Akamai intelligent edge security keeps websites, applications,
application programming interfaces (APIs) and users safe," said
Raja Patel, Vice President of
Products, Web Security, Akamai. "Our recognition as a leader from
Forrester, is in our view independent validation of how Akamai's
web application firewall detects the largest, most sophisticated
attacks and thwarts them every day. With an average of 178 billion
WAF rule triggers a day, Akamai harnesses unmatched visibility into
attacks to deliver curated and highly accurate WAF
protections."
A complimentary copy of The Forrester Wave™: Web Application
Firewalls, Q1 2020 evaluation is available for download here.
For additional information regarding Akamai's WAF
offerings, visit here.
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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