Are You Ready for DDoS Attacks From Mirai Botnets?

How the Mirai Botnet Is Fueling Today's Largest and Most Crippling DDoS Attacks

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) outages from Internet of Things (IoT) attacks were widely reported this fall. As the botnet grows and multiplies, Akamai expects larger, more frequent attacks from Mirai botnets in 2017. But we are prepared; Akamai’s services are specifically architected for DDoS resilience.

In this two-page brief, you will find out what puts organizations at risk of denial of service from Mirai botnets, and how Akamai services are built to protect our customers.

At a glance:

• What the Mirai DDoS botnet is and why it will grow
• How a single point of failure puts you at risk for denial of service
• Why many DNS servers are vulnerable, while Akamai Fast DNS customers are protected
• Why even the largest DDoS attacks are no match for the Akamai Intelligent Platform and the Prolexic Network