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What is Kona DDoS Defender?

Kona DDoS Defender helps organizations better protect their websites from DoS and DDoS attacks. Built on the Akamai Intelligent Platform™, Kona DDoS Defender can stop even the largest DDoS attacks at the edge of the network before they reach your application. Kona DDoS Defender comes with managed attack response provided by Akamai’s 24x7 global Security Operations Center and can be enhanced with Site Shield to cloak the application origin.

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Product Description

Kona DDoS Defender helps organizations better protect their websites from DoS and DDoS attacks. Built on the Akamai Intelligent Platform™, Kona DDoS Defender can stop even the largest DDoS attacks at the edge of the network before they reach your application. Kona DDoS Defender comes with managed attack response provided by Akamai’s 24x7 global Security Operations Center and can be enhanced with Site Shield to cloak the application origin.


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Year Founded
1998
HQ Location
Cambridge, MA
Twitter
@Akamai
119,772 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
10,409 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ:AKAM
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$3,198
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At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Every day, billions of people around the world connect with their favorite brands to shop online, play the latest video games, log into mobile banking apps, learn remotely, share videos with friends, and so much more. They may not know it, but Akamai is there, powering and protecting life online. Over
0 years ago, we set out to solve the toughest challenge of the early internet: the “World Wide Wait.” And we’ve been solving the internet’s toughest challenges ever since, working toward our vision of a safer and more connected world.With the world’s most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for businesses to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. That’s why innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences.Our leading security, compute, and delivery solutions are helping global companies make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day.Devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology, we’re always pushing ground-breaking ideas and driving innovation.

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Bhupender Y.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Fortifying Your Online Business with Impenetrable Protection Against DDoS Attacks."
The service often provides detailed reports and analytics on DDoS attack trends, enabling organizations to understand the threats they face and mak...
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Mary T.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"The Perfect Cloud Security Solution"
The product eliminates attacks from multiple sources. Detection of malware programs and mitigation. The software prevents data loss and manages s...
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Luana A.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
1.0 out of 5
"Less User-Friendly Protection"
It is very costly but provide a defence against DDoS attacks.
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What do you like best about Kona DDoS Defender?

The product eliminates attacks from multiple sources.

Detection of malware programs and mitigation.

The software prevents data loss and manages systems access and control.

Security automation capabilities and automated threats approach.

Availability of APis to manage all forms of risk in the cloud ecosystem

The software offers a full network visibility and inspects data in authorised applications.

Web content filtering and system behaviour analytics.

User friendly interface customizability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kona DDoS Defender?

Cost of the product is exaggerated. It requires very high capital investments compared to similar softwares performing the same tasks.

The developer should consider lowering subscription package's at least by 20%. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kona DDoS Defender solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has improved our cyber security posture by automating threats management and fully eliminates denial of service attacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Kona DDoS Defender?

The service often provides detailed reports and analytics on DDoS attack trends, enabling organizations to understand the threats they face and make informed security decisions.

It's important to note that user experiences may vary based on specific use cases and organizational requirements. When considering Kona DDoS Defender or any other cybersecurity service, it's essential to assess how well it aligns with your business needs and security objectives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kona DDoS Defender?

Some users may desire more granular control and visibility over the DDoS mitigation process. Kona DDoS Defender's cloud-based nature may limit the level of customization and direct control users have compared to on-premises solutions.

Also for organizations with complex network infrastructures or unique setups, integrating Kona DDoS Defender with existing security solutions or architectures may pose some integration challenges. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kona DDoS Defender solving and how is that benefiting you?

Kona DDoS Defender, being a cloud-based service, offers scalability to handle massive traffic loads. It can distribute incoming traffic across multiple data centers to balance the load, ensuring optimal performance during peak traffic periods.

Websites and applications can experience sudden spikes in legitimate traffic, such as during promotional events or peak hours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jerry Michael V.
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Kona DDoS Defender?

Kona DDoS Defender can protect against a wide range of DDoS attacks, including volumetric attacks, application-layer attacks, and DNS attacks. It is easy to use and configure. The user interface is intuitive and provides clear insights. The support is responsive and knowledgeable as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kona DDoS Defender?

Kona DDoS Defender is expensive though, especially for small businesses. It is a bit complex to deploy, especially for organizations with wide network architectures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kona DDoS Defender solving and how is that benefiting you?

Kona DDoS Defender provided me with a powerful tool to protect my customers' websites from DDoS attacks. When a customer reports that their website is under attack, I can deploy it quickly to mitigate the attack. This gives me peace of mind knowing that my customers' websites are protected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Kona DDoS Defender?

It is very costly but provide a defence against DDoS attacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kona DDoS Defender?

Kona DDoS Defender mitigates the increasing risk posed by DOS and DDOS attacks. There is room for improvement when it comes to integrating security features and solving positive threats. The tool shows potential. Configuring it presents some problems with support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kona DDoS Defender solving and how is that benefiting you?

The lack of customization option limits its ability to tailor defence strategies according to requirement. This leads to alerts and missed attacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Kona DDoS Defender?

Kona DDoS Defender acts as a layer of defence to protects our Websites and Applications from attackers against number of attacks such as data theft, well known attacks such as Ransomwares and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kona DDoS Defender?

Kona DDoS must develop a way that this tool can also be used as a 100% reliable tool such as IPS/IDS and a tool which just does not block the attack signatures but also provide a way to fix them by having reliable integrations with Patching tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kona DDoS Defender solving and how is that benefiting you?

Kona DDoS Defender is helping us to secure our Sensitive Data from intruders who are looking to steal the Data. Also, it protects our Web Applications and Websites from well known Cyberattacks such as Ransomwares & DDoS attacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Kona DDoS Defender?

Kona Site Defender provides broad protection for websites and applications from downtime and data theft caused by opportunistic and sophisticated web attacks, as well as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kona DDoS Defender?

I think there could be an improvement with the integration of more features for each security. Possibly inline IPS and more granularity for configuration. I'd like to see incremental or integrated security features or maybe even for our transit anti-malware. It goes hand in hand with things like DLP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kona DDoS Defender solving and how is that benefiting you?

Protects our websites, web applications and API's from Downtime and Data theft. Also helps in protecting the web applications from well known attacks such as DDoS, Ransomware attacks and Injection attacks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Kona DDoS Defender?

Best part is that it ensures that the system and infrastructure are available when there is a malicious activity happening.

The dashboard provides real time monitoring of the resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kona DDoS Defender?

Installation and configuration is a tedious task.

The cost is quite higher as compared to the alternatives.

Provides false positive alerts at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kona DDoS Defender solving and how is that benefiting you?

It maintains the performance of the site and infrastructure during an attack.

Timely alerts help in identifying and defending the attacks.

Enhances the existing security for the systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Md. Tahseen K.
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Senior Network and Systems Engineer
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What do you like best about Kona DDoS Defender?

Real-time attack visibility: Kona DDoS Defender provides detailed, real-time visibility into DDoS attacks, allowing organizations to quickly identify and respond to threats.

Customizable traffic management: Kona DDoS Defender's traffic management features allow organizations to fine-tune their DDoS protection to suit their specific needs, including the ability to set custom traffic thresholds and configure automatic traffic diversion.

Comprehensive protection: Kona DDoS Defender protects against all types and sizes of DDoS attacks, including those targeting infrastructure and applications.

Scalability: Kona DDoS Defender can scale to handle large DDoS attacks, and it is designed to protect against future threats as well.

Support: Akamai provides support for their customers 24/7, ensuring that any issues are handled promptly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kona DDoS Defender?

Cost: The cost may be higher than some other DDoS protection options.

Complexity: Kona DDoS Defender is a highly customizable and configurable service, which means that it may require a certain level of technical expertise to set up and manage.

Limited control: As with any cloud-based service, organizations will have limited control over the infrastructure and resources used to protect their systems.

False positive: There is a possibility that some legitimate traffic might be blocked as a DDoS attack. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kona DDoS Defender solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has help automatically mitigate plethora of DDOS and DOS attacks run by script kiddies and proficient hacker equally. Increasing application availability and performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Kona DDoS Defender?

Its allows us to quickly identify the threats and it protect the application from all type of DDoS attacks, we can customize it for auto action, reports also very clear and useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kona DDoS Defender?

Some this showing false positive threads, other than that all good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kona DDoS Defender solving and how is that benefiting you?

we using it to identify the DDoS and to give the immediate solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Kona DDoS Defender?

Akamai defender protects against all odds of DDOS attacks. We have integrated Kona Defender with our eCommerce website, and the number of attacks it has prevented it was a marvelous job Kona has done.

It has reduced our business risk in online sales, maintained site availability, and increased site performance.

Support availability is also perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kona DDoS Defender?

Configuration setup is a bit tough, but with the help of support, it lookssimple. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Kona DDoS Defender solving and how is that benefiting you?

As mentioned, we have integrated Kona Defender with our eCommerce website, and the number of attacks it has prevented it was a marvelous job Kona has done.

It has reduced our business risk in online sales, maintained site availability, and increased site performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.