#Akamai real time web monitor Offline#

#Akamai real time web monitor Offline#

LOIC was originally developed by the вЂњgood guysвЂќ to stress test websites, but is often used by Anonymous to take its targets offline by sending a flood of TCP/UDP packets in an attempt to overwhelm a system and make it inaccessible. The secret sauce in how Site Defender stops multi-vector DDoS attacks, is that the platform only accepts valid HTTP and HTTPS requests on port 80 and port 443, and ignores network layer attacks such as TCP SYN floods, UDP floods, and other network packet based attacks.ДЇor example, Kona Site Defender will help defend against the Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC), a favorite attack tool used by hacker collective Anonymous. Powering AkamaiвЂ™s security offerings is a massive global network of over 100,000 servers that makes up what the company calls the вЂњAkamai Intelligent PlatformвЂќ. Kona, playing off the Hawaiian branding of the company (Akamai means вЂњcleverвЂќ or вЂњcoolвЂќ in Hawaiian), is designed for enterprises that need to ensure Web sites and applications remain online and available in the face of increasing attacks, and that associated data is kept secure. Akamai Introduces Integrated Security Suite Designed to Help Enterprises Defend Against DDoS and Application Security AttacksДЄkamai Technologies today introduced Kona Site Defender, a new suite of security services designed to provide Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack mitigation and Web application security protections.