Akamai is one of the world’s largest DDoS protection service providers. It offers two kinds of service that use different protection measures: Prolexic and Kona Site Defender. Prolexic is grounded in border gateway protocol (BGP) that routes … [Read more...] about DDoS Protection Service: Akamai
Layer 7 protection
Is Layer 7 DoS Protection Necessary?
An increasing number of DDoS attacks are aimed directly at Layer 7 (applications). They tend to be disguised to look like real traffic. Layer 7 is often targeted after attacks at the Layer 3 and Layer 4 level have failed. The ability to mitigate a … [Read more...] about Is Layer 7 DoS Protection Necessary?