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Akamai Releases Fourth Quarter 2016 State of the Internet / Security ReportCAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the global leader in content delivery network (CDN) services, today released its Fourth Quarter, 2016 State of the Internet / Security Report. The report, using data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, provides analysis of the current cloud security and threat landscape, as well as insight into seasonal trends. Download the latest State of the Internet / Security Report for data, analysis, and graphics at akamai.com/stateoftheinternet-security. "As we saw with the Mirai botnet attacks during the third quarter, unsecured Internet of Things (IoT) devices continued to drive significant DDoS attack traffic," said Martin McKeay, senior security advocate and senior editor, State of the Internet/Security Report. "With the predicted exponential proliferation of these devices, threat agents will have an expanding pool of resources to carry out attacks, validating the need for companies to increase their security investments. Additional emerging system vulnerabilities are expected before devices become more secure." Highlights from Akamai's Fourth Quarter, 2016 State of the Internet / Security Report include: DDoS Attacks
Web Application Attacks
Top Attack Vectors
"If anything, our analysis of Q4 2016 proves the old axiom 'expect the unexpected' to be true for the world of web security," continued McKeay. "For example, perhaps the attackers in control of Spike felt challenged by Mirai and wanted to be more competitive. If that's the case, the industry should be prepared to see other botnet operators testing the limits of their attack engines, generating ever larger attacks." A complimentary copy of the Q4 2016 State of the Internet / Security Report is available for download at akamai.com/stateoftheinternet-security. Download individual figures, including associated captions here. About Akamai
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