March Release: Q&A with Ari Weil
Shortly after Akamai announced the March 2019 Release with new features and capabilities across its security, performance and media product lines, Akamai's VP of Product Marketing, Ari Weil, took over Akamai's Twitter account for a live March Release Q&A ... Read More
CDN Tuning for OTT – "Why Doesn’t it Already do That?"
When you initially onboarded your OTT traffic to a CDN, you probably went with default settings. And to be honest, why wouldn't you? A standard media configuration is designed for the short http-based segment delivery at scale. It removes the bottleneck of your origin connectivity, taking you from a couple ... Read More
Linux Kernel TCP Vulnerability
On the week of July 15th researcher Juha-Matti Tilli disclosed a vulnerability he discovered in the Linux kernel to the kernel maintainers, the National Cyber Security Center - Finland (NCSC-FI), CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC), and Akamai. The vulnerability, CVE-2018-5390, is ... Read More
Smart DNS Resolution for a Better Safer Internet
By Arlen Frew Top-level Domain (TLD) operators are focused on making the Internet a better and safer place, enabling name registrations, and maintaining the DNS namespace in support of their stakeholders. The entire Internet ecosystem, including TLDs, is always looking ... Read More
