451 Research and Akamai: Striking a Balance Between Web App Security and Web Content Performance Webinar and White Paper

Striking a Balance Between Web App Security and Web Content Performance

Register now for Akamai’s free webinar, Striking a Balance Between Web App Security and Web Content Performance presented by Adrian Sanabria, senior security analyst at 451 Research, and Stuart Scholly, senior vice president & general manager, Security Division, Akamai.

What you need to know

  • DDoS attacks are the greatest threats to all types of businesses and industries on the Internet today
  • Layer 7 DDoS attacks on the web application layer are on the rise and are the cheapest and easiest attacks for hackers to launch
  • An on premise security model is still a viable defense against DDoS, but not enough by itself to provide the robust protection against Layer 7 web application attacks

What you'll learn

  • “Cloud fears” and how they are being quelled by next generation cloud-based web app security solutions
  • The advantages of moving from an on premise only security model to a web security environment supplanted with cloud-based DDoS protection
  • The latest trends in DDoS attacks and WAF anti-DDoS defense trends – how the two are related
  • How different types of DDoS defenses fit into the web app security equation
  • How today’s cloud-based security solutions give you both robust web application security and web content performance – no compromises
  • Why cloud and hosted services can provide stronger web application security than you can do in-house
  • The surprising reason why more businesses are moving web application security to the cloud

Register now for on-demand access to the new webinar Striking a Balance Between Web App Security and Web Content Performance or for the 451 Research White Paper Hybridization of Network Security and Performance as a Service.