Late last month, Verizon Digital Media Services (VDMS) introduced waflz, its new global CDN Web Application Firewall (WAF). A WAF acts as the first line of defense in network security by monitoring all incoming and outgoing network traffic, and deciding
Akamai’s IoT Edge Connect is Beta Testing MQTT Akamai is beta testing MQTT for IoT Edge Connect, imagining “a hyperconnected world [that] makes every aspect of our lives better”. IoT Edge Connect provides the worldwide messaging network and storage infrastructure
Big data machine learning is not only disrupting edge delivery, edge compute and edge security but also the network. The traditional methods used by CDNs to deliver packets between locals is likely nearing its end, being replaced by methods that
Recently we had the opportunity to interview three execs from the ChameleonX team: Founder and CEO Maor Hod, Founder and CTO Shay Elkana, and VP of Product Doron Lyabock. Their ad tech security company addresses a growing problem that is
Two generations of CDN PoP architecture have come and gone. The CDN PoP architecture is the software stack that powers the content delivery services. The 1.0 architecture was developed almost two decades ago, which was a great fit for websites
There’s a new startup in the CDN ecosystem called BitsNGo. Founded in 2015, the 12-employee company offers a global, Tier-1-backed CDN, combined with a competitive pricing scheme tailored to the burgeoning small and medium-sized business (SMB) segment, developers, and other
CDNetworks has rolled out automated cloud image optimization and integrated CDN for ecommerce websites that rely on high quality product images to engage and entice customers.
Software containers are becoming a major part of application development due to their ability to divide applications and place them on various physical and virtual machines. Containers offers flexibility, easier workload management, and aids developers in moving essential code/library tools
Distil Networks has just released its third annual Bad Bot Landscape Report. Distil has the largest library of bots in the industry and specializes in bot mitigation security. Bots can be a diverse group of website and API predators. They
We’re excited to announce that our 2016 Independent CDN Landscape Report for Q1 is now available. The report has been created for the “CDN Buyer,” defined as any company 1) currently using a CDN 2) switching CDNs or 3) adding
In 2016, the war between the two juggernauts is likely to significantly escalate, as CloudFlare takes its Edge Security story to the boardrooms of the large enterprises. CloudFlare is a juggernaut, at least in the world of Edge Security (CDN
Who in the world could have ever imagined that a startup CDN catering to the SME /SMB marketplace, and providing free CDN service as one of it options could be more valuable than Akamai one day? Certainly not Akamai. Earlier
Cloudbric, a new cloud based security service by Penta Security aims to change the game of WAF and DDoS Mitigation for the better. Penta Security Systems (Penta), Korea’s largest IT security firm created the Cloudbric service back in 2014. The
At one time, the market for technical appliances such as firewalls, Application Delivery Controllers, Load Balancers and DDoS Mitigation hardware was the “in” thing to do, and many folks made a great living at it. Unfortunately, all highly profitable business
Palo Alto Networks (PAN) has come a long way over the last year. Today, PAN is almost as valuable as Juniper + Fortinet combined, or more valuable than Fortinet + FireEye combined. In the Quarter- ending April 2015, PAN recorded
