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Akamai intros cloud security, compliance features

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BANGALORE, INDIA: Cloud-based optimization service provider Akamai introduced two new solutions to its Intelligent Platform — DDoS Defender and Compliance Management Modules.

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Akamai DDoS Defender bundles multi-layered security capabilities with its team of DDoS service professionals to provide a unified approach to counteracting the growing number of DDoS attacks.

It also includes services to support customers in all phases — before, during and after DDoS attacks.

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Akamai also partnered with Evidon to offer privacy and compliance services for management of Industry Self-Regulatory Program in the US, the European ePrivacy Directive, and its corollary self-regulatory effort for Online Behavioral Advertising.

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"Distributed denial-of-service attacks attempt to make a web site unavailable to their intended users. In recent months we've seen a significant increase in the number, size, and sophistication of these types of attacks -- the impact of which can extend long past the immediate loss of revenue, resources and productivity to cause damage to brand equity and customer trust," explained Andy Ellis, chief security officer, Akamai.

Also newly available to customers are the Akamai Compliance Management solutions. Consisting of five distinct modules, the service provides supporting tools and documentation to streamline compliance initiatives within the following industry frameworks:

HIPAA — Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

PCI DSS — Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

FISMA — Federal Information Security Management Act

ISO — International Organization for Standardization Code of Practice for Information Security Management (ISO 27001/27002)

BITS — The Financial Services Roundtable Technology Policy Division

"With the increasingly sophisticated and malicious attempts to breach IT security, industry standards and regulatory statutes to protect data have become more complex, making the compliance process much more demanding," continued Ellis. "Akamai's Compliance Management solutions are designed to help our customers simplify the process of meeting these often arduous information security reporting and auditing requirements."

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