This blog post was updated on 07/19/2024. As cybercriminals target vulnerable points of the internet, Akamai extends its protections. \r\n Akamai protects some of the world’s largest and most visible organizations from a wide range of cyberattacks. Over the years, we’ve observed a powerful pattern: Once an organization adopts Akamai Prolexic DDoS defense , cybercriminals often cease ongoing attack campaigns. \r\n Unlike other cyberattacks, distributed denial of service ( DDoS ) is a deliberate attack on an organization’s network. Attackers are less motivated to target organizations that they know are already protected by the industry’s leading DDoS defense solution — so it’s no surprise that cybercriminals often avoid IP ranges that are routed through Prolexic’s scrubbing network.…