Akamai

• DHS issues first emergency cyber directive due to what didn’t happen in 2009

  DHS directed agencies on Jan. 22 to take four steps to protect against DNS tampering attacks, including adding multi-factor authentication to servers and software.

  Cybersecurity

  January 28, 2019
• Data management in 2019

  What are the data management trends in 2019? Find out when Patrick Sullivan, director of Security Technology and Strategy at Akamai, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk. January 8, 2019

  Federal Tech Talk

  January 07, 2019
• Zero trust pushes agencies away from an outdated approach to cybersecurity

  Randy Wood, vice president of U.S. public sector sales for Akamai, said zero trust is not a new idea, but one that is about five years old. It promotes the simple concept that trust is not an attribute of location, and just because an employee is trusted inside perimeter, it doesn’t mean he or she should be granted access to all the information.

  Innovation in Government

  January 01, 2019
• Zero Trust: IoT, machine-to-machine communication and network security

  Akamai Technologies is positioned to assist in managing the cybersecurity of these devices. This is because it has a network around the world that is comprised of 250,000 servers in over 2,700 locations. This gives them the first filter when devices seek to communicate over the Internet.
  
  David Yoon, senior director of Akamai’s public sector, discussed this recently with Federal News Radio at the Akamai Government Forum in Washington, D.C.

  Federal Insights

  July 09, 2018
• Zero Trust: Securing the new perimeter

  Patrick Sullivan, global director of security strategy at Akamai Technologies, believes this approach can leave networks vulnerable.

  Federal Insights

  July 09, 2018
• Zero Trust: Content delivery network and cybersecurity

  Rob SanMartin, sales director for Akamai, said that in today’s environment, the speed at which attacks take place is unprecedented.

  Federal Insights

  July 09, 2018
• Why cyber warfare must mirror traditional combat strategy

  Tom Ruff, the vice president of public sector for Akamai, makes the case for more funding, education and the managing of bots.

  Commentary

  June 04, 2018
• A strong cyber recipe starts with a base of planning and a dash of creativity

  Cybersecurity experts from federal agencies and industry say the best defense starts with basic "blocking and tackling," and then a layer of ad lib to throw off hackers who are reading from the same cyber defense cookbooks.

  Cybersecurity

  March 29, 2017