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Akamai named a Strong Performer in the 2026 Gartner Peer Insights report for Secure Email Boundary solutions.
Akamai announced it was recognized as a Strong Performer in the 2026 Gartner Peer Insights report for Secure Email Boundary (SEB). No additional article details were available beyond the announcement title.
Akamai research details CVE-2026-75650 (StyleSmuggler), a critical remote code execution flaw in Adobe Commerce and Magento.
Akamai Security Research published analysis of CVE-2026-75650, dubbed StyleSmuggler, a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Adobe Commerce and Magento platforms. The research appears in Akamai's security blog. Full technical details were not available from the item metadata.
Akamai launched an AI Assistant for Web Security Analytics, giving SOC and AppSec teams natural-language event investigation and guided response actions.
Akamai introduced an AI Assistant integrated with its Web Security Analytics offering, designed to let SOC and AppSec teams investigate security events faster. The assistant supports natural-language queries and guided action recommendations for analysts. The announcement is a vendor product launch with no incident details.
Akamai argues NIS2 compliance is harder in the AI age, outlining four key challenges and urging network segmentation as essential.
An Akamai blog post claims achieving compliance with the EU's NIS2 directive is more challenging in the AI era and describes four key challenges organizations face. It argues traditional cybersecurity approaches are insufficient and positions network segmentation as essential for compliance. The piece is vendor commentary rather than new regulatory guidance or enforcement news.
Guardicore researchers detail the Nansh0u campaign's growing arsenal, with three attacks traced to South African IPs hosted by VolumeDrive.
Guardicore security researchers analyzed three attacks detected in early April through the Guardicore Global Sensor Network (GGSN). All three attacks originated from source IP addresses in South Africa hosted by the VolumeDrive ISP. The write-up catalogs the expanding arsenal and tooling used by the Nansh0u campaign attackers and includes indicators of compromise.
Guardicore researchers dissect a cryptomining attack that hid a cryptominer inside WAV files, mapping the full infection chain and response steps.
Guardicore security researchers present a full analysis of a cryptomining attack that concealed a cryptominer inside WAV audio files. The report documents the complete attack chain from detection through infection, network propagation, and malware analysis. It also includes recommendations for optimizing incident response processes in data centers.
Akamai honeypots reveal attackers brute-forcing RDP credentials to download and execute a previously undetected malware family named Trojan.sysscan.
Akamai's deception technology rerouted intruders into honeypots, revealing attacks that brute-force passwords for RDP credentials to access victims. Once connected, the attackers download and execute a previously undetected malware family that Akamai named Trojan.sysscan. The intrusions target exposed RDP services through opportunistic credential guessing.
Guardicore Labs uncovers the PLEASE_READ_ME ransomware campaign targeting MySQL servers, using double extortion and publishing stolen victim data.
Guardicore Labs at Akamai uncovered an opportunistic ransomware campaign dubbed PLEASE_READ_ME that targets MySQL servers. The attackers employ double extortion, publishing stolen data to pressure victims into paying. The campaign is devastating internet-facing MySQL deployments, making exposed database servers the primary at-risk population.
Akamai published a technical breakdown of the architecture and safety controls behind its AI-powered WAF detections.
Akamai published a technical blog post examining the architecture of its AI-powered web application firewall detections. Per the title, the piece covers the design and safety controls applied to machine-learning-based WAF detections.
Akamai researchers published an analysis of a Go-based, self-propagating IoT botnet used for DDoS attacks.
Akamai's security research team published an analysis of a self-propagating DDoS botnet written in Go that targets IoT devices. Detailed technical findings were not available in the provided source text, which included only the title.
Akamai introduced more granular controls for managing AI bot traffic within its bot management platform.
Akamai announced the introduction of more granular controls for handling AI bot traffic in its bot management offering. Detailed feature specifications were not available in the provided source text, which included only the title.
Akamai argues that unmanaged DNS over HTTPS (DoH) creates enterprise visibility gaps and advocates controlled DoH strategies to restore DNS monitoring.
Akamai published a blog post arguing that unmanaged DNS over HTTPS encrypts DNS queries outside enterprise visibility, creating security monitoring gaps. The post advocates a controlled DoH strategy that restores DNS visibility for defenders while preserving user privacy. No specific incidents, vulnerabilities, or products are cited in the advisory-style piece.
Akamai outlines an approach to streamlining application and API discovery and governance to reduce application and API risk.
An Akamai blog post addresses streamlining application and API discovery and governance as a way to manage application and API risk. Article body was not available, so specific product details, findings, and recommendations could not be extracted. The piece appears oriented toward Akamai's application and API security capabilities for inventorying and governing APIs.
Akamai published vendor marketing on how its platform defends customers against zero-day exploits before industry-wide disclosure.
Akamai published a blog post titled 'Zero-Day Dominance: How Akamai Defends Before the Industry Discloses'; no article body text was available. Based on the title, the piece promotes Akamai's capabilities for protecting customers from zero-day exploits ahead of public disclosure. No specific vulnerabilities, CVEs, incidents, or customers are identified.
Akamai outlines a customer-first pricing approach for its application protection and web application security offerings.
Akamai published a vendor piece describing its customer-first approach to application protection costs. The article concerns pricing for its web application and API security offerings rather than a security incident. No technical details were available in the source text.
Akamai details behavioral telemetry signals for identifying agentic automation traffic in the second part of its research series.
Akamai published part two of its series on identifying agentic automation using behavioral telemetry. The post appears on Akamai's security research blog and focuses on detecting AI-agent-driven traffic. Full article text was unavailable at classification time, so classification relies on the title and source.
Akamai argues autonomous AI attacks succeed through relentless, low-technique automation rather than novel super-weapons, which defeats traditional human-paced defenses.
Akamai's analysis contends that autonomous AI-driven attacks are not sophisticated new weapons but persistent, low-technique attacks that run continuously without human limits. The piece argues traditional defenses fail because they assume human-paced adversaries. It frames machine-speed, always-on attack cycles as the defining challenge for defenders.
Akamai reports AI-powered brand abuse is driving financial fraud against banks and promotes its Brand Guardian defense.
Akamai describes AI-powered brand abuse as a growing driver of financial fraud against banks. The post outlines the threats and the business impact for financial institutions. It also promotes Akamai Brand Guardian as a mitigation for financial institutions.
Akamai describes using AI-assisted custom rules to close the gap between threat detection and active protection in security operations.
Akamai published a blog post on AI-assisted custom rules intended to close the gap between detecting threats and enforcing protections. The post appears to be a vendor capability discussion for security operations teams. No article text was available beyond the title, so further technical details are limited.
Akamai analyzes the architecture of AI-orchestrated web attacks, examining how AI-driven automation is reshaping offensive web operations.
Akamai published an analysis deconstructing the architecture of web attacks orchestrated with AI, based on the available title. The piece examines how AI-driven automation changes the structure of offensive web operations. No article text was provided, so specific findings are limited.
Akamai announces PacketFence Cloud, delivering PacketFence enterprise network access control as a managed service.
Akamai published a blog post introducing PacketFence Cloud, an offering that delivers enterprise network access control (NAC) as a managed service. No further article text was available, so additional technical details are limited.
Akamai describes detecting autonomous AI browser agents like Comet using Masked Autoencoder Transformer models on sparse behavioral telemetry.
Akamai researchers present a behavioral telemetry approach for identifying agentic automation in web traffic. Masked Autoencoder Transformer models are used to detect the sparse behavioral signals produced by autonomous AI browser agents such as Comet. The work targets traffic classification and bot detection rather than a specific vulnerability, and becomes more relevant as agentic browsing adoption grows.
Akamai says it achieved end-to-end post-quantum cryptography across its network to future-proof internet traffic.
Akamai announced it has achieved end-to-end post-quantum cryptography (PQC) across its services. The company frames the move as future-proofing the internet against quantum decryption threats. No article text was available; details are limited to the announcement title.
Akamai launched Valkey Managed Database, a low-latency in-memory data layer aimed at cutting AI inference costs and accelerating RAG.
Akamai introduced Valkey Managed Database, a managed in-memory data service based on the open-source Valkey project. The company positions it as real-time memory for enterprise AI, optimizing inference costs, accelerating retrieval-augmented generation, and powering real-time AI agents.
Forrester named Akamai a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Microsegmentation Solutions, Q3 2026 evaluation.
Akamai announced it was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Microsegmentation Solutions, Q3 2026. The designation is an analyst ranking of microsegmentation vendors and carries no direct threat or incident impact. No additional article text was available.
Akamai argues websites now serve two audiences — humans and AI agents — reshaping web traffic, content delivery, and site design considerations.
Akamai published a blog post examining how websites now face traffic from both human visitors and AI systems such as crawlers and agents. The piece frames this dual audience as a trend affecting how sites are built, measured, and managed. No further article text was available, so specific findings are not known.
Akamai analyzes the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2026, which shifts focus from model-level risks to agentic AI security.
The OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications has been updated for 2026, and Akamai published an analysis of the revised list. Per the title, the 2026 edition shifts emphasis from model-level risks toward the security of agentic AI systems, framed as a realistic security model. No article body was available, so the specific ranked risk entries cannot be enumerated.
Akamai's FLAME Trailblazer series profiles Suzanne Wheeler's path into cybersecurity and offers advice for women building security careers.
This Akamai FLAME Trailblazer post features Suzanne Wheeler describing her personal journey into the cybersecurity field. She shares advice aimed at women who are charting their own career paths in technology and security. The piece is part of Akamai's ongoing diversity and culture series.
Akamai's August 2026 blog details ongoing strengthening of its cloud platform foundation.
Akamai published an updated August 2026 post describing continued improvements to Akamai Cloud's foundational capabilities. The post is routine vendor product-update content with no security incident or vulnerability details.
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