In March 2020, Akamai saw a dramatic 30% rise in internet traffic -- equivalent to an entire year of growth . Post-pandemic, we believe there will be a return to normal internet traffic growth, but many things will never be the same. In particular, we expect to see greater reliance on the internet for transactions in retail, media, healthcare, finance, and travel and hospitality. \r\n Finding the right security solution to protect the increasing volume of online transactions is more important than ever. The ability to try before you buy provides assurance that the protection is right for your business. For this reason, we’re offering a free tier for client-side edge security .  \r\n The accelerated use of the internet for transactional services is primarily focused on the client-side of applications -- in browsers -- where end-users submit and access sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) needed for payments, account access, account services, etc.…