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Charlie Gero
Charlie Gero is a VP & CTO of the Enterprise Division at Akamai as well as leads the Advanced Projects Group. He currently focuses on bleeding edge research in the areas of security, applied mathematics, cryptography, and distributed algorithms in order to build the next generation of technologies that will protect Akamai's growing customer base. Through his research at Akamai, he has secured nearly 30 patents in cryptography, compression, performant network systems, real time media distribution, and more, and has degrees in both Physics and Computer Science. He has been at Akamai for nearly 15 years, having prior founded a startup and served in key computer science positions in the pharmaceutical and networking industries.

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Zero-Trust Network Access: Why so Many Teams Get it Wrong

| | cybercrime, Cybersecurity, identitty management, identity governance administration, Infosec, microsegmentation, Ransomware, zero trust, ZTNA
Zero-trust encompasses a variety of technologies, from strong identity systems to microsegmentation. Why are so many organizations getting it wrong? ... Read More
Security Boulevard
Trusting Locations Bites Us Yet Again

Trusting Locations Bites Us Yet Again

| | Cloud Security, security, zerotrust
Recently, Microsoft announced the discovery of yet another attack being launched by the now infamous Nobelium group, which has been responsible for numerous successful attacks, including the widespread SolarWinds breach in 2020. Thankfully, this latest attempt was not as impactful as those in the past. It was discovered early on ... Read More
The Akamai Blog
Authentication: Lessons Learned from Microsoft Exchange and F5 BIG-IP Hacks

Authentication: Lessons Learned from Microsoft Exchange and F5 BIG-IP Hacks

| | cloudsecurity, enterpriseapplicationaccess, News & Announcements, zerotrust
The past month has been a very dynamic time in the world of security for hackers and threat researchers, but it has been an extended nightmare for CSOs responsible for securing their enterprise networks ... Read More
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Akamai + Fingerbank: How an open source community can transform security

| | Cloud Security, Connected Devices, connecteddevices, Corporate, enterpriseapplicationaccess, iot, News & Announcements, zero trust, zerotrust
Isn't it amazing how seemingly simple decisions can have far-reaching effects? When the Inverse team in Montreal took over PacketFence in 2008, it was an open source (OS) solution. They recognized the inherent value in keeping it as such. In so doing, they didn't just launch a product--they created a ... Read More
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