New real-time capabilities provide businesses with granular
control and security across entire user account lifecycle
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 29,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies,
Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud company that powers and
protects life online, today launched new capabilities to its
Account Protector security solution. These enhancements are
designed to safeguard user accounts against abuse throughout their
entire lifecycle and provide advanced protection against account
opening abuse, account takeover attacks, and other attack
schemes.
The new capabilities enable organizations to protect accounts
from the moment they are created, through password resets, logins,
and all post-login activities. In today's threat landscape, a
single security check at login or transaction is no longer enough.
To effectively stop malicious activity and abuse, it's essential to
analyze risk in real time and continuously monitor accounts
throughout their entire lifecycle for signs of suspicious behavior
as they happen.
"As the cybersecurity landscape evolves, so do the tactics of
fraudsters," said Rupesh Chokshi,
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Application Security,
Akamai. "Traditional static risk assessments at login are no longer
sufficient to counter sophisticated account abuse threats. These
enhancements to Account Protector provide continuous risk
assessments and help customers detect subtle behavioral changes
that could signal impersonation or fraudulent activity."
Account Protector collects a broad set of risk signals from
across the entire lifecycle of an account, analyzes them, and
initiates automated responses that balance risk mitigation with
user experience. New capabilities include:
- Lifecycle protection — Account Protector empowers
organizations to evaluate user risk at any stage, from account
creation to post-login activities such as account updates, password
changes, and payments.
- Flexible risk management — Organizations can tailor
their security measures according to risk tolerance and business
objectives, adding friction for suspicious users or reducing it for
trusted users at any point in the user journey.
- Advanced API operations and risk detection — New
API operation purposes and risk detections have been added for
critical post-login activities, including:
- Account update — Enables organizations to identify
imposters who are attempting to update an account after taking over
a user account
- Password change — Provides enhanced detections to
identify abnormal password change after a user account takeover
- Payment — Supports secure checkout transactions or
money transfers by identifying imposters who are making fraudulent
transactions after taking over a user account
These new capabilities provide advanced protection against
sophisticated account abuse by monitoring user behavior in real
time and adapting to changing risk profiles. Businesses can now
better safeguard their user's accounts and respond to emerging
risks while continuing to deliver great user experiences for
trusted users.
Learn more about Account Protector and protecting user
accounts across the entire user journey.
About Akamai
Akamai powers and protects life online.
Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and
secure their digital experiences — helping billions of people live,
work, and play every day. Akamai Connected Cloud, a massively
distributed edge and cloud platform, puts apps and experiences
closer to users and keeps threats farther away. Learn more about
Akamai's cloud computing, security, and content delivery solutions
at akamai.com and akamai.com/blog, or follow Akamai Technologies on
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Contact
Jim
Lubinskas
Akamai Media Relations
703.907.9103
jlubinsk@akamai.com
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