Akamai® DDoS Defender
Challenges From DDoS Attacks Are Unique
DDoS attacks today's No. 1 attack method, causing significant loss of revenue, resources and, more importantly, damage to brand equity. Attackers use vulnerabilities at different layers, bypassing existing security controls. The distributed nature of these attacks renders traditional centralized defense solutions ineffective. Moreover, each DDoS attack is unique, making planning, monitoring, mitigation and, post-incident analysis complex for any organization.
Akamai® DDoS Defender - Managed Multi-layered Security Solution to Defend Against DDoS Attacks
Akamai® DDoS Defender provides a focused approach to defending against DDoS attacks. It is a managed service delivered by Akamai that combines multi-layered security capabilities and world-class DDoS service support. It leverages Akamai's broad set of security product capabilities to protect against a variety of DDoS attacks. The 24X7 custom service supports customers during all phases - before, during and after DDoS attacks - ensuring rapid execution and an efficient response.
Built on the globally distributed and highly scalable Akamai EdgePlatform, Akamai® DDoS Defender has a distributed architecture to effectively defend against the distributed nature of DDoS attacks by mitigating it close to the source of attack. It automatically scales the platform to absorb and deflect attack traffic while maintaining performance and availability. Once deployed, the solution has all the security capabilities always-on to quickly respond to DDoS attacks.
Key Features
Akamai® DDoS Defender helps customers prepare for DDoS attacks, enables them to proficiently inspect sites for potential attacks, and protects online properties by absorbing and deflecting malicious traffic at the edge of the Internet.
DDoS attacks today's No. 1 attack method, causing significant loss of revenue, resources and, more importantly, damage to brand equity. Attackers use vulnerabilities at different layers, bypassing existing security controls. The distributed nature of these attacks renders traditional centralized defense solutions ineffective. Moreover, each DDoS attack is unique, making planning, monitoring, mitigation and, post-incident analysis complex for any organization.
Akamai® DDoS Defender - Managed Multi-layered Security Solution to Defend Against DDoS Attacks
Akamai® DDoS Defender provides a focused approach to defending against DDoS attacks. It is a managed service delivered by Akamai that combines multi-layered security capabilities and world-class DDoS service support. It leverages Akamai's broad set of security product capabilities to protect against a variety of DDoS attacks. The 24X7 custom service supports customers during all phases - before, during and after DDoS attacks - ensuring rapid execution and an efficient response.
Built on the globally distributed and highly scalable Akamai EdgePlatform, Akamai® DDoS Defender has a distributed architecture to effectively defend against the distributed nature of DDoS attacks by mitigating it close to the source of attack. It automatically scales the platform to absorb and deflect attack traffic while maintaining performance and availability. Once deployed, the solution has all the security capabilities always-on to quickly respond to DDoS attacks.
Key Features
Akamai® DDoS Defender helps customers prepare for DDoS attacks, enables them to proficiently inspect sites for potential attacks, and protects online properties by absorbing and deflecting malicious traffic at the edge of the Internet.
| Prepare | DDoS Readiness DDoS Free Protection | 24x7 Support/Standard Runbook + Escalation Plan Capped brusting fees |
| Inspect | Event Log Capture Event Data Source Validation Room | Real-time logging of DDoS traffic events Historic logging for support investigation CAPTCHA Based BOT Validation room |
| Absorb | Content Priortization Request Management Error Code Based IP Rate Control | Maximize offload from origin with flexible caching Control Content delivery based on user details IP Rate Control on excessive responses |
| Deflect | IP Blocking Traffic Prioritization Access Management | Block by IP Block by Geography Control access to data based on user details |
DOWNLOADPrepare
Provides 24X7 custom support. Delivers a standard Run Book comprising of Best Practices learned over time while successfully managing a variety of DDoS attacks. Offers protection against DDoS traffic burst charges through Fee Protection.
InspectProvides 24X7 real-time visibility into traffic patterns to monitor and identify attacks
Absorb
Benefits of Akamai® DDoS Defender
Maximizes offload of web content delivery from Origin on to Akamai EdgePlatform through flexible caching options, so as to reduce the number of malicious requests that reach the Origin
DeflectBlocks attack traffic at the edge of the Internet by source IP and location, and controls access to content based on user and session details.
- Increase availability and uptime during DDoS attacks
- Always-on product capabilities for faster reaction to attacks
- Multi-layered security solution to mitigate a variety of DDoS attacks
- Seamless integration with existing IT infrastructure
- On-demand capacity scaling to handle massive attacks
- 24x7 DDoS attack support for unlimited number of attacks in a year
- Protect your brand equity, customer loyalty, revenues, and online presence from this #1 attack method
