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SECURITY
Cybersecurity techniques help to protect networks, devices, and data from unauthorized access or criminal use.
SECURITY
A DDoS attack is an attempt to overwhelm a website or online service with traffic from multiple sources to render it unavailable to users.
SECURITY
Microsegmentation is an emerging security best practice that offers several advantages over more established approaches like network segmentation and application segmentation.
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A Zero Trust security model is based on a philosophy that no person or device inside or outside of an organization's network should be granted access to connect to IT systems or services until authenticated and continuously verified.
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Web app and API protection (WAAP) is security technology that can help to protect web and mobile applications from attack. It can be implemented in a number of ways, including API management, firewalls, web application firewalls, and intrusion detection and prevention systems.
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API is the abbreviation for application programming interface. Just like you would protect your account passwords, it is equally important to protect API access, so that identifiers like API keys and API calls do not get misused.
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Bots are software programs that carry out automated tasks. Botnets are networks of computers infected with bot software that can be controlled remotely by an attacker.
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Compliance and regulatory frameworks are sets of documented guidelines and best practices. Organizations follow these guidelines to meet regulatory requirements, improve processes, strengthen security, and achieve other business objectives (such as becoming a public company, or selling cloud solutions to government agencies).
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DNS, or the Domain Name System, translates human-readable domain names (for example, www.apple.com) to machine-readable IP addresses (for example, 17.253.207.54).
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Multi-factor authentication is an authentication method in which a user is granted access only after successfully presenting two or more pieces of evidence (or factors) to an authentication mechanism.
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Cyberattacks are attempts to gain unauthorized access to computer systems, steal data, or disrupt services.
CLOUD COMPUTING
Cloud computing services are changing how businesses and public institutions use information technology.
CLOUD COMPUTING
AI
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CONTENT DELIVERY – CDN
Content delivery networks, or CDNs, make online experiences faster and more reliable by delivering content closer to users.
CONTENT DELIVERY – CDN
Demand for streaming media services and media delivery is growing quickly, presenting content providers with new revenue opportunities and new technical challenges as well.
In a series of short video presentations, Robert Blumofe, Akamai Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, explains how the foundation stones of the World Wide Web work. Other related articles of interest are listed here as well.
Website monitoring helps proactively track website health and availability for better uptime, higher performance, and an excellent user experience.