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Irina McDougall

Engagement Manager II

Irina McDougall is a Senior Security Consultant at Akamai, where she partners with enterprises to strengthen application and network defenses against today’s evolving cyberthreats. Irina brings almost a decade of experience in security consulting and emerging technologies, and she holds multiple industry certifications. Irina is passionate about bridging strategy and execution and helping organizations build resilience, reduce risk, and confidently adapt to a changing threat landscape.

Posts by Irina McDougall

Aggregated Rate Limiting Defends Against Large-Scale and DDoS Attacks

November 24, 2025Irina McDougall

Discover how Akamai’s new aggregated rate limiting strengthens defenses against large-scale, distributed DDoS attacks, and API abuse with smarter detection.