Understanding top-level domain (TLD) abuse helps illuminate and predict domain threat trends
The Domain Name System (DNS) is the backbone of the internet, enabling agile communication between internet entities. This blog post will focus on top-level domains (TLD), and how they can impact the security landscape ... Read More
Embracing Mobile-First for a Secure Office Anywhere
Shortly after the onset of the pandemic, Asavie -- now part of Akamai -- announced a partnership with Nokia's Nuage Networks to enable the Finnish company to resell what is now Akamai Security and Personalization Services (SPS), a product designed to enable private network access for mobile devices. Coupled with ... Read More
Smart DNS for the New Network Edge: Emerging Requirements for DNS Encryption
This blog post -- the fourth in a series -- will discuss how smart DNS resolvers can enhance ongoing ISP and MNO network transformation efforts, such as the transition to 5G, better integration of Wi-Fi, and new network designs that optimize the edge to improve service delivery and network efficiency ... Read More
Smart DNS for the New Network: Optimizing Content Delivery
This is the third in a series of blog posts that will discuss how smart DNS resolvers can enhance ongoing internet service provider (ISP) and mobile network operator (MNO) network transformation efforts, such as the transition to 5G, better integration of Wi-Fi, and new network designs that optimize the edge ... Read More
Smart DNS: Delivering the Best Subscriber Experience
This is the second in a series of blog posts that discuss how smart DNS resolvers can enhance ongoing network transformation efforts such as the transition to 5G, better integration of Wi-Fi, and new network designs that optimize the edge to improve the subscriber experience, service delivery, and network efficiency ... Read More
"School From Home" Changes Residential Internet Safety and Security Dynamics
2020 has been a year of epic change as we all work together to minimize the adverse impact of COVID-19. There's been extensive coverage in blogs and media as businesses navigated a rapid transition to remote work for their employees and pivoted to address an entirely new set of security ... Read More
Smart DNS for the New Network Edge
This is the first in a series of blog posts that will discuss how smart DNS resolvers can enhance ongoing ISP and MNO network transformation efforts such as the transition to 5G, better integration of Wi-Fi, and new network designs that optimize the edge to improve service delivery and network ... Read More
COVID-19 Phishing: Exploiting a Global Pandemic
It's sad to think criminals are hard at work taking advantage of the extraordinary stress the world's population is currently experiencing. But they are. New phishing scams exploiting anxiety about COVID-19 are trending upward. Akamai's Carrier Data Science and Threat ... Read More
Simplifying the ISP Transition to DNS Encryption
New protocols to encrypt DNS traffic, DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and DNS over TLS (DoT), have been a visible Internet topic for the past two years. Akamai participated in the definition of DoH/DoT standards and recently released support in the ... Read More
DNS Encryption at DNS OARC 32
The DNS DNS Operations, Analysis, and Research Center (DNS OARC) is an organization that, in their own words, works to "improve the security, stability, and understanding of the Internet's DNS infrastructure." They hold regular workshops where deployment experts, software developers, ... Read More
