Akamai Technologies, Inc, the cloud company that powers and protects life online, announced a partnership with Datadog, the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, that will enable organizations to integrate Datadog Cloud SIEM with Zero Trust solutions Akamai Enterprise Application Access and Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise. The integration will help organizations increase their overall security posture, reduce risk, and expand the operational efficiency and effectiveness of security operations teams. This represents the next step in the Technology Partner Program that previously integrated Akamai’s application and infrastructure security solutions.
An Akamai report found that the exploitation of zero-day and one-day vulnerabilities led to a 143% increase in total ransomware victims between Q1 2022 and Q1 2023. In addition, the report found that ransomware groups have been increasingly exfiltrating files as their primary source of extortion. This underscores the importance of improving network visibility and enforcing Zero Trust principles to keep systems, data, and people secure.
“As organizations move to implement a Zero Trust framework, it’s important that they have the necessary visibility into the network needed to enforce policies and standards,” said Pavel Gurvich, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Enterprise Security at Akamai. “Datadog and Akamai can help organizations accelerate their transition to Zero Trust and minimize the friction and complexity of legacy SIEM solutions.”
“Visibility and the enforcement of Zero Trust principles are key to protecting organizations of any size, across application stacks and cloud providers,” said Yash Kumar, Senior Director of Product at Datadog. “Together with Akamai, we can help security teams quickly ingest security event data, analyze it, and mitigate potential threats.”
Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences — helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. Akamai Connected Cloud, a massively distributed edge and cloud platform, puts apps and experiences closer to users and keeps threats farther away.
SOURCE: PRNewswire