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Akamai Acquires LayerX to Improve AI Browser Security
Akamai Technologies is acquiring Israeli browser security startup LayerX in a $205 million cash deal, a purchase that expands Akamai’s Zero Trust security portfolio into the browser layer. Employees often access generative ...
Cyberattacks Spike 245% in the Two Weeks After the Start of War With Iran
Akamai researchers saw a 245% spike in cyberattacks in the first two weeks after the start of the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran as Iranian nation-state groups and independent hacktivists launch ...
Akamai Extends Cybersecurity Reach to DNS Posture Management
Akamai this week launched an agentless posture management offering that provides visibility across multiple domain name servers (DNS) platforms. Sean Lyons, senior vice president and general manager for infrastructure security solutions and ...
Kubernetes RCE Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution
Tomer Peled, an Akamai cybersecurity security researcher, recently discovered a Kubernetes RCE vulnerability that allows threat actors to remotely execute code on Windows endpoints. Not only this but the threat actors can ...
FritzFrog Botnet Strikes Back Exploiting Log4Shell Vulnerability
A new variant of the sophisticated botnet “FritzFrog” has emerged, leveraging the Log4Shell vulnerability for propagation. Despite more than two years passing since the Log4j flaw was discovered, attackers continue to exploit ...
Different Types of CISOs, Diverse Missions
There are a range of distinct roles/missions that hold the CISO title. Their ultimate goals are similar, but how they are positioned to do that varies ...
Akamai Sees Surge of Cyberattacks Aimed at Financial Services
An Akamai report showed cyberattacks against APIs used in the financial services sector have increased 65% year-over-year ...
Karma Catches Up to Global Phishing Service 16Shop
You've probably never heard of "16Shop," but there's a good chance someone using it has tried to phish you. Last week, the international police organization INTERPOL said it had shuttered the notorious ...
Akamai Extends API Security Services After Neosec Acquisition
Following its acquisition of Neosec earlier this year, Akamai Technologies today added an ability to secure application programming interfaces (APIs) to its portfolio of cybersecurity services ...
Akamai to Extend API Security Reach via Neosec Acquisition
Akamai Technologies plans to make it easier to detect application programming interfaces (APIs) using behavioral analytics following its acquisition of Neosec. Patrick Sullivan, CTO of security strategy at Akamai, said that while ...
