Blog Security Akamai Account Protector’s New Protection Against Account Opening Abuse Christine Ferrusi Ross is a Product Marketing Director at Akamai, where she leads go-to-market messaging for the Application Security portfolio. Prior to Akamai, she worked with blockchain and security startups on product/market fit and positioning. She also spent many years as an industry analyst helping organizations buy and manage emerging technologies and services. Akamai’s account abuse protection solution, Akamai Account Protector , has expanded its market-leading capabilities to include the detection of account opening abuse, also known as new account fraud.  \r\n What is account opening abuse? \r\n Account opening abuse involves the creation of fake user accounts on digital platforms like commerce, gaming, social media, and banking sites.…