Articles about Akamai

APIs: A fast-growing attack vector

Application programming interfaces are 'the front door to data', according to experts at the recent ITWeb Security Summit 2025.

Akamai, Exclusive Networks Africa join forces

The companies have teamed up to bring software-based micro-segmentation security benefits to African organisations.

CYBERIA Announces first Akamai DDoS Scrubbing Center in Saudi Arabia

CYBERIA, a leading Internet and Information Security Services Provider in the Kingdom today announced that one of its key partners Akamai Technologies, Inc. will be launching a DDOS scrubbing center in Saudi Arabia. According to CYBERIA, this scrubbing center will be the first of its kind in the Kingdom as it is part of a largely distributed platform (Prolexic) dedicated only for DDoS scrubbing

New ways in which hackers are targeting your data

It is becoming harder to tell fact from fiction as scammers improve their phishing tactics, says Anna Collard, KnowBe4 Africa.

NAPAfrica internet exchange leads the way for growth in Africa

NAPAfrica's throughput extends beyond the 2Tbps milestone as the exchange delivers strong growth driven by a dynamic peering community and an increasing demand for content and cloud services.

GitHub was 'most powerful DDOS in history'

The breach employed a DDOS technique that is growing in popularity as it needs no botnet, warns Akamai.

SA fares badly in connectivity

The global average fixed-line connection speed is 4.6Mbps, but South Africans only see an average of 3Mbps, according to a survey.

Broadband in SA: 'let's be realistic'

SA's unique context must be taken into account when judging its state of broadband, say analysts.

Seacom teams up with Akamai

The cable operator inks a deal to?deploy content clusters and caching nodes on its IP network, in a bid to improve Internet quality in Africa.?

Security in a zombie apocalypse

The development and operations teams must align their goals to truly change the organisation's security hierarchy, says Akamai.

Indonesia becomes top attack source

The archipelago becomes the number one originator of cyber attack traffic, overtaking China.

Akamai to boost SA Net access

The Akamai node and infrastructure will be set up in Teraco and connected to NAPAfrica in Johannesburg.