The popular code-hosting site was taken offline for 10 minutes after being targeted by a massive 1.35Tbps DDoS attack
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IT LIFE: James Kretchmar, Akamai EMEA CTO
Akamai CTO talks us through IPv6, the Apollo Lunar Module and why he would study foreign languages if he wasn't in tech
Akamai Buys Startup CyberFend To Battle Bots In The Cloud And Online
Bot hunting tech will be added to Akamai's existing online security software
UK Is Leading Source Of DDoS Attacks
Akamai report identifies UK as leading originator of DDoS attacks
Banks, Media Firms Targeted By Cyber Extortionists DD4BC
DD4BC gang threatens businesses with DDoS attack unless they cough up £8,000 worth of Bitcoins
Akamai Warns Of ‘Mega Attacks’ As DDoS Numbers Double Again
DDoS attacks are getting less powerful but lasting longer - apart from increasingly frequent mega attacks capable of taking out ISP routers
DDoS Attacks Double In A Year As Akamai Warns Of Future IPv6 Threat
Akamai says attackers are changing tactics with DDoS now lasting longer but using less bandwidth
Akamai Identifies China As Main Source Of Cyber Attacks
New report reveals growing uptake of connected devices and identifies China as the biggest source of cyber attacks
DDoS Attacks Increasing In Size And Volume As Smart Devices Are Targeted
Akamai says DDoS attacks are getting stronger as attackers make use of new techniques
Akamai Buys Prolexic To Improve Protection Against DDoS Attacks
The company will pay £226 million to absorb the competition
Mt. Gox BitCoin Exchange “Hosted On Thousands Of Servers All Around The World”
The world’s largest BitCoin exchange partners with Akamai for speed and security
China Remains DDoS Traffic King Despite Indonesian Jump
China home to most DDoS attack traffic, but US source of most
InfoSec 2013: British Banks Threatened By DDoS Boom
US bank attackers have turned their attention to Europe, and UK financial institutions have been told to prepare
RSA 2012: Anonymous ‘Didn’t Kill Evil, They Fed The Man’
Josh Corman, of Akamai, says Anonymous failed to fight evil and just helped security firms sell their kit
Britain Still Lagging In Broadband League Table
New figures from Akamai have revealed that Britain's broadband network continues to trail rival European nations
Standalone Akamai Security Service Aims To Block DDoS Attacks
Akamai has announced Kona Site Defender security service to defend customers against various types of DDoS attacks
Akamai Expands Security, Compliance Features
Akamai's content delivery network now has features designed to help customers fend off DDoS attacks
Akamai Rates Bradford As UK Broadband Speedster
Bradford holds the UK's fastest overall broadband record but it is only 99th in the world rankings
IBM And Akamai Boost Cloud App Performance
The delivery of apps via the cloud have been accelerated thanks to a partnership between Akamai and IBM