Akamai Named a Microsegmentation Leader

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Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Microsegmentation Solutions, Q3 2024 report. The company received the highest scores possible in several criteria, including flow and asset discovery, policy management, and ZTNA integration. Forrester highlighted Akamai Guardicore's innovations, such as multifactor segmentation and integrations with Akamai's ZTNA solution, DNS firewall, and threat intelligence.

The Akamai Guardicore Platform enables Zero Trust through a single agent that integrates microsegmentation, ZTNA, multi-factor authentication, DNS firewall, and threat hunting. Recent updates include AI-powered features to simplify user experience, multi-factor segmentation, and essential policy implementation. Pavel Gurvich, SVP of Enterprise Security at Akamai, stated that this recognition validates their commitment to customers and ongoing innovation.

Positive

• Named a Leader in Forrester Wave™: Microsegmentation Solutions, Q3 2024
• Received highest scores in multiple evaluation criteria
• Introduced innovations like multifactor segmentation and ZTNA integration
• Akamai Guardicore Platform enables Zero Trust through a single integrated agent
• Implemented AI-powered features to enhance user experience

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• None.

Report states: "We're living in the golden age of microsegmentation"

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, today announced it was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Microsegmentation Solutions, Q3 2024 report. Forrester evaluated 11 total vendors in the microsegmentation space based on 23 criteria grouped by current offering, strategy, and market presence. Akamai received the highest scores possible in flow and asset discovery, policy management, ZTNA integration, incident response, pricing flexibility and transparency, supporting services and offerings, revenue, and number of customers criteria.

The report notes, "Today's solutions can quickly tighten your security posture by blocking risky ports and applying other broad horizontal security policies."

Forrester writes that "Akamai Guardicore shows off true innovation with ZTNA integration and multifactor." The report goes on to state that "Akamai Guardicore was a Leader in the previous Forrester Wave on microsegmentation as well. Since then, the vendor has released a steady stream of microsegmentation-related innovations like multifactor segmentation, as well as integrations with the parent company's ZTNA solution, DNS firewall, and threat intelligence (Akamai Hunt)."

The Akamai Guardicore Platform simply and efficiently enables Zero Trust through a single agent that fully integrates microsegmentation, ZTNA, multi-factor authentication, DNS firewall, and threat hunting. Furthermore, Akamai updated the microsegmentation component with a host of improvements designed to streamline workflows and enhance security postures, including new AI-powered features designed to simplify the user experience. These include multi-factor segmentation that recognizes authentication checks as part of microsegmentation rules, essential policy that enables quick implementation of researched and best practice–based policies, and integration of worksites to allow scoped delegation.

"For us, being recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave is a testament to our commitment to our customers, and validates the hard work and dedication of our team," said Pavel Gurvich, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Enterprise Security at Akamai. "We are honored to be acknowledged as a leader in this evaluation and remain committed to keep pushing the boundaries to help our customers achieve their goals."

Read more about the Akamai Guardicore Platform and how organizations can achieve their Zero Trust goals.

About Akamai Security

Akamai Security protects the applications that drive your business at every point of interaction, without compromising performance or customer experience. By leveraging the scale of our global platform and its visibility to threats, we partner with you to prevent, detect, and mitigate threats, so you can build brand trust and deliver on your vision. Learn more about Akamai's cloud computing, security, and content delivery solutions at akamai.com and akamai.com/blog, or follow Akamai Technologies on X, formerly known as Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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FAQ

What recognition did Akamai (AKAM) receive in the Forrester Wave report for Q3 2024?

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Microsegmentation Solutions, Q3 2024 report, receiving the highest scores possible in several criteria including flow and asset discovery, policy management, and ZTNA integration.

What key innovations did Forrester highlight for Akamai's (AKAM) Guardicore platform?

Forrester highlighted Akamai Guardicore's innovations such as multifactor segmentation, integrations with Akamai's ZTNA solution, DNS firewall, and threat intelligence (Akamai Hunt).

How does Akamai's (AKAM) Guardicore Platform enable Zero Trust?

The Akamai Guardicore Platform enables Zero Trust through a single agent that integrates microsegmentation, ZTNA, multi-factor authentication, DNS firewall, and threat hunting.

What new features did Akamai (AKAM) add to its microsegmentation component in 2024?

Akamai added AI-powered features to simplify user experience, multi-factor segmentation that recognizes authentication checks as part of microsegmentation rules, and essential policy for quick implementation of best practice-based policies.