Name: Building an effective API security strategy to secure critical business apps
Start: 2023-09-07T05:00:00Z
End: 2023-09-07T05:01:00.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences — helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. Akamai Connected Cloud, a massively distributed edge and cloud platform, puts apps and experiences closer to users and keeps threats farther away. Learn more about Akamai’s cloud computing, security, and content delivery solutions.

1 in 5 enterprise mobility devices are targeted by malware and phishing each year*

Today, mobile devices are critical to business operations, which makes enterprise mobile security more important than ever. 

Join us for an exclusive live webinar, brought to you by Optus in partnership with Akamai Technologies, specifically designed for enterprise mobile fleet and IT administrators, security and risk advisors, and managers wanting more visibility and control of enterprise mobile data usage. 

Date/Time: Wednesday 28 August, 2024 | 11am – 11.45am AEST

In this must-attend session, our panel of industry experts will delve into the current mobile security landscape, shedding light on:
● Top mobile security threats and vulnerabilities
● Critical enterprise security gaps and how to address them
● Proven strategies for implementing robust mobile security solutions

Learn how to:
● Avoid costly infrastructure, hardware, or software installations on mobile devices
● Create custom security and data usage policies in near real-time 
● Quickly provision security solutions with minimal disruption to users

This webinar is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to gain valuable insights and practical strategies to secure your enterprise’s mobile devices, enable seamless hybrid working to maintain employee productivity, and deliver greater compliance and control of mobile data usage.
Reserve your spot today and ensure your enterprise stays ahead in mobile security!

Speakers:
●  Ben Vella - VP, Enterprise & Mid-Market, Optus
●  Reuben Koh - Director, Security Technology & Strategy APJ, Akamai
●  Caroline Smith - ANZ Partner Account Executive, Akamai
●  Steven King - Senior Technical Product Manager, Optus

*Source: 2022 Global Mobile Threat Report by Zimperium

Top 3 mobile security threats enterprises face and how to combat them

Edge computing is a method to process your data locally, close to users and devices, which saves bandwidth, reduces latency, and delivers high-speed digital experiences. What’s not to love? This is why increasing numbers of organizations across the globe are starting to explore this latest innovative approach to cloud computing.

Of particular interest to edge computing pioneers are edge-native applications, which you specially design to take advantage of edge computing capabilities and to push experiences and data closer to your users, regardless of where they are located across the globe. But how do you get started? This is the focus of Episode 3: Your Journey to Edge Native, the third installment in our new three-part video series, Building in the Cloud: How to Optimize Cost and Performance.

What to expect in Episode 3:
• Gain a good grounding in the concepts and benefits of edge computing and edge-native applications.
• Receive an introduction to innovative technologies, including HarperDB, which can help you enable edge-native capabilities.

Why watch Episode 3?
• Learn how to apply an edge-native approach to cloud computing to realize low-latency data replication and global-scale services delivery.
• Find out the reasons why now is a great time for you to start exploring edge computing and edge-native applications.
• Discover real-world examples of how and why organizations are adopting edge-native applications.

Available soon to watch on demand:
All three episodes of our video series Building in the Cloud: How to Optimize Cost and Performance
• Episode 1: Deliver Low-Latency Applications and Reduce Costs
• Episode 2: Use Observability to Optimize Costs
• Episode 3: Your Journey to Edge Native

Your Journey to Edge Native

Observability, or the ability to monitor and measure what’s happening inside your cloud computing architecture in real time, is vital information for every organization. These insights can help you understand how to improve user experiences for your customers, enabling you to increase customer satisfaction, loyalty, and retention.

Examining the different flavors of observability is the focus of Episode 2: Use Observability to Optimize Costs, the second installment in a new three-part video series, Building in the Cloud: How to Optimize Cost and Performance.

What to expect in Episode 2:
• Find out about the benefits of having full visibility into your cloud computing infrastructure.
• Explore how observability solutions can help you to anticipate content demand, and to avoid painful data trade-offs.

Why watch Episode 2?
• Discover how to optimize your global delivery, while safeguarding your customer experiences.
• Learn how to use observability to help lower your cloud costs.
• Compare and contrast the different types of observability tools, including managed observability services versus more “build your own” observability options.

Speakers:
• Ben Cole, Executive Editor, TechTarget (Host)
• Stuart Wakeling, Channel Executive, Hydrolix
• Nathan Hoffman, Enterprise Cloud Architect, Akamai
• Tony Falco, VP of Product Marketing, Hydrolix

Coming next:
• Building in the Cloud: How to Optimize Cost and Performance, Episode 3: Your Journey to Edge Native

Use Observability to Optimize Costs

Join us for a webinar with Znet Technologies, our only authorized distributor of Linode in India. Discover how their integration with Akamai enhances synergies to streamline MSP operations and boost efficiency. Additionally, you will learn:

-Get access to the latest trends in cloud technology and their impact on your organization's budget.
-Discover tips and tested techniques to boost your cloud infrastructure’s efficiency and performance.
-Explore cost-effective solutions and tools available to streamline your IT expenses.
-Gain valuable insights from real-world case studies and success stories.

Unveiling the Power of Cloud - Agnostic Architecture with Akamai

Despite the complexity of algorithms and advanced security protocols, API security often fails to consider the sophisticated intersection of AI and API security. We will bridge this gap in our upcoming episode, ""Rise of AI Assisted API Attacks,"" by highlighting how emerging AI technologies can be harnessed to enhance protection against these modern threats.

This session will guide attendees through the latest trends in AI-driven attacks, how attackers are using AI to attack APIs, and tips and tricks from our Threat hunting team on how they use automation to combat these fast-growing threats.

Ep. 5 - Rise of AI Assisted API Attacks

Organizations, regardless of their size or the industry they serve, are all on a voyage of discovery, where they're investigating what will be the next best iteration of cloud computing to better support the current and future needs of their customers and their own businesses. Like them, you're looking to provide superior customer experiences, which are also cost-efficient, but you're wondering whether it's possible to improve both performance and cost savings.

Here's the good news. You can boost your cloud performance, while also improving your cloud cost savings. The key is adopting a distributed cloud architecture. This is the central theme of Episode 1: Deliver Low-Latency Applications and Reduce Costs, the first installment in a new three-part video series, Building in the Cloud: How to Optimize Cost and Performance.

What to expect in Episode 1:
• Learn more about the benefits of reducing latency and optimizing costs through distributed cloud architectures.
• Find out the reasons why to run your cloud applications and workloads as close as possible to your customers and their devices

Why watch Episode 1?
• The importance of minimizing latency to deliver consistently reliable customer experience across the globe.
• How to keep egress costs while continuing to expand your worldwide business
• Real-world examples of how to successfully achieve better cloud computing resource distribution and cost efficiency.

Coming next:
• Building in the Cloud: How to Optimize Cost and Performance, Episode 2: Use Observability to Optimize Costs

Deliver Low Latency Applications and Reduce Costs

Explore the lifecycle of an API with a focus on evolving security measures in episode 4 in the “If An API Could Talk” series. We will showcase how adopting a strong API security program leads to many different lenses of visibility including discovery, risk audits, and behavioral detection.

Gain insights through our recent State of the Internet report, real-world case studies on overcoming breaches and enhancing incident response. Join us to master API security best practices and stay ahead in the digital landscape.

Ep. 4 - A Year in the Life of an API: Chronicles of Security Evolution

As the reliance on APIs continues to surge, so does the scale of security threats aimed at exploiting data vulnerabilities. These threats highlight the need for effective data protection methods. Data tokenization and data encryption stand out as key techniques, each offering unique benefits and applications.

In our upcoming webinar, we'll closely examine these strategies, emphasizing the critical role of tokenization in safeguarding your API data.

Join us to explore the essentials of API data protection and discover the importance of tokenization in creating a robust security strategy. We'll demonstrate how tokenization ensures the safety of your data, maintaining its confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility in our digital era.

Ep. 3 - The Importance of Data Tokenization Over Traditional Encryption

Dive into the rapidly expanding realm of API Security compliance with our second episode in our monthly series, If Your APIs Could Talk.  As organizations strive to meet stringent security standards, ensuring that APIs adhere to regulatory requirements has become non-negotiable. In this session, our technical experts will guide you through the nuances of API security compliance, exploring topics such as data privacy, encryption protocols, and region-specific regulations. 

Join us for a comprehensive journey into the technical intricacies that power API Security compliance. 

Don't miss this opportunity to decode the complexities and unveil the driving forces behind compliance in the API landscape. Register now.

Ep. 2 -What Drives API Security Compliance

Enterprises are seeking innovative and efficient ways to manage their distributed computing needs. The collaboration between HarperDB and Akamai Connected Cloud is setting a benchmark in this space, providing a scalable architecture optimized for distributed cloud computing. Reflecting on Gartner's forecast, by 2025, a significant 75% of enterprise-generated data will be processed at the edge, away from traditional data centers, underscoring the critical need for robust edge computing capabilities. This upcoming webinar will delve into strategies for embracing this shift, enhancing cloud deployment efficiencies, and capitalizing on the power of edge computing to secure a competitive edge in today's dynamic technology landscape.

You will learn how to: 

● Gain insights into optimizing cloud costs & supporting data sovereignty
● Developing, and delivering low-latency workload
● Avoid vendor lock-in, while embracing multi cloud architectures. 

Join us as we delve into the synergistic partnership between HarperDB and Akamai Connected Cloud, exploring the integration's potential to revolutionize cloud computing with a focus on massive scalability, flexibility, and cloud portability. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the experts.

The Competitive Edge: Optimizing Cloud Efficiency with HarperDB & Akamai

As the cloud computing landscape evolves, so do user expectations for more personalized and connected digital experiences. Basic personalization no longer suffices. Today, users demand customized services that leverage their personal data responsibly and securely. 

In this Tech Talk, cloud computing expert Ari Weil talks with veteran technology journalist John K. Waters about how business and IT leaders are leveraging distributed cloud computing to meet these expectations. 

Among other things, the discussion will cover:

-The emerging concept of distributed cloud platforms and their transformative potential for business operations. 
-How end-user demand for more sophisticated experiences is driving demand in the enterprise for distributed cloud computing tools.
-How distributed cloud computing enhances operational efficiency by minimizing latency and dynamically scaling services to user needs.
-How businesses can leverage commercially available AI tools to improve decision-making processes and automate operations close to the user base.

Featuring real-world examples from pioneering companies, this webinar promises to equip participants with valuable insights and strategies to harness the power of distributed cloud computing in creating more engaging and efficient user experiences. Join industry experts as we discuss where the cloud industry is headed and how your business can benefit from these developments.

Advancing the Cloud: How Distributed Computing Meets Modern User Demands

In a recent study, we found that two-thirds of IT decision-makers plan to increase their distributed cloud computing adoption in the next 12 months, with more than one-third saying the benefits are mission critical to their IT strategy.

Security and reliability are cited by 33% of respondents as key drivers for this increased adoption. Of those who see increased security as a benefit of switching to distributed cloud:

71% say it provides better visibility into security issues locally.
66% say it provides granular control over data and access.
58% say it provides redundancy and failover across locations.

Hear further from Jay Jenkins, Akamai Cloud Computing CTO who shares more on the shift to distributed cloud strategy, its benefits and advantages to organizations looking to scale at low cost.

Distributed Cloud- From Running Anywhere to Running Everywhere

Kubernetes (K8s) remains one of the most widely adopted technologies for deploying and managing applications in cloud-native data centers, offering a kind of speed and flexibility that was never before possible.

However, K8s has one major drawback – security. As the K8s cluster network is inherently flat, it allows communication between clusters and pods by default. Just like in traditional networks, upon initial breach, an attacker can move laterally and gain access to all connected data centers and execute the attack.

Microsegmentation is foundational when it comes to best practices to secure K8s clusters, including Microsoft AKS and Openshift. The solution seamlessly protects other workloads in your environment, from legacy systems, to virtualized and cloud instances.

 In this webinar, learn how you can visualize and secure your containerized applications with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation.

Kubernetes Security: Securing Clusters with Microsegmentation

In rethinking their current cloud architecture, organisations see distributed cloud computing as the way to provide optimal experiences for their global customers. As a developer, you want to be able to bring your applications and workloads closer to your users, regardless of their location. So, how popular is distributed cloud computing and how are builders using and benefiting from this approach?

The third installment in a new three-part video series, Building in the Cloud: The Shift to Cloud Native, answers these questions. Episode 3: Moving to a Distributed Cloud Approach brings together third-party analyst research with real-world use cases from Akamai’s cloud engineering team.

What to expect in Episode 3:
• Find out the latest data on distributed cloud computing adoption by developers around the world
• Identify the key benefits of a distributed cloud approach including lower costs, greater flexibility, scalability, and security, and increased value to customers.

Why watch Episode 3?
• Discover the reasons why more global organisations and developers are moving to a distributed cloud approach
• Learn about real-world use cases for distributed cloud computing across industries and departments
• Explore why organisations and developers are running into limitations with their current centralized cloud infrastructure

Available soon to watch on-demand:
All three episodes of our video series Building in the Cloud: The Shift to Cloud Native
• Episode 1: The Shift to Cloud Native
• Episode 2: How to Build for Portability
• Episode 3: Moving to a Distributed Cloud Approach

Moving to a Distributed Cloud Approach

Apps and APIs are under increasing attack. Learn about the top web application and API attack vectors in Asia-Pacific from Akamai’s State of the Internet report, and how to better protect your organization against these threats.

Hear Reuben Koh, Security Technology and Strategy Director (Asia-Pacific and Japan), discuss key attack vectors, OWASP API Top 10 risks, Broken Object Level Authorization, and Broken Authentication, among other vulnerabilities, and share the security measures crucial to safeguarding sensitive data and maintaining business continuity. 

Also, explore strategies to fortify your defenses, mitigate risks, and secure your digital assets in today's evolving cyberthreat landscape.

Defend against web app and API attacks in Asia-Pacific: Akamai’s report

Discover the top attacks that are targeting financial services in Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) and the solutions to mitigate them.

In APJ, financial sectors face a surge in web app and API attacks, while malicious bots and third-party script adoption complicate the cybersecurity landscape. Learn how you can mitigate key cyberthreats while you securely grow your organization — without paying the price of being attacked. Akamai’s State of the Internet report, The High Stakes of Innovation, helps you understand the top threats and ensure that your digital transformation journey is as seamless as possible.

Reuben Koh, Security Technology and Strategy Director (APJ), delves into the surge of web application and API attacks, the vulnerability of APIs, malicious bot tactics, the rise in Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, and the impact of third-party scripts. Discover the key attack vectors targeting financial institutions and actionable strategies to enhance app and API security, incident response, script security, and DDoS defenses for your organization.

Cybersecurity for Financial Services: Balancing Innovation and Risk in APJ

Avoid being the next ransomware victim. Discover ransomware attack trends and strategies to protect your organization before, during, and after an attack.

Ransomware attacks in the Asia-Pacific and Japan region have reached alarming levels of sophistication and risk. Learn how ransomware attackers like LockBit are evolving their tactics, and why you must bolster your defenses before it’s too late. Akamai’s State of the Internet report, Ransomware on the Move, helps you better prepare your business for these inevitable threats. 

Reuben Koh, Akamai Security Technology and Strategy Director (Asia-Pacific and Japan), shares what businesses can do to protect themselves. Discover what makes a business an ideal victim for ransomware attacks and how to prevent your organization from entering the vicious cycle. 

Also, learn about the latest attack trends and extortion tactics that put all businesses in danger — regardless of size.

APAC Ransomware Defense: Trends, Risks, and Strategies

By taking advantage of portability and open-source tools, cloud-native development enables developers to make decisions on where to deploy and move their workloads to maximize performance and cost-efficiency. Portability gives you the ability to migrate your applications, workloads, data, and other resources to the cloud environment or cloud provider of your choice.

The second installment in a new three-part video series, Building in the Cloud: The Shift to Cloud Native, is about expanding your knowledge of the key technologies involved in creating portable workloads, notably Kubernetes, an open-source platform to run applications in containers. In Episode 2: How to Build for Portability, Akamai’s cloud engineering team explains how to use open-source tools and details best practices.

What to expect in Episode 2:
• Cement your understanding of Kubernetes and Knative, and the relationship between the two technologies
• Get to grips with the components of a Kubernetes cluster, such as the ingress controller, object storage, event streaming, and observability and monitoring

Why watch Episode 2?
• Discover more about the Knative Serving and Knative Eventing components, and the use of brokers and triggers
• Learn about best practices and which open-source tools to use when building out your portable infrastructure
• Gain the knowledge and confidence to deploy your first Kubernetes cluster

Coming next:
• Building in the Cloud: The Shift to Cloud Native, Episode 3: Moving to a Distributed Cloud Approach

Episode 2:  How to Build for Portability

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App and API Security | Akamai

APIs have been essential components of digital transformation and innovation - from the move to the cloud to enhancing customer experiences. OpenAPIs, and adoption of microservices have all contributed to the rapid growth of APIs as well as the explosion of the API attack surface. This API blindspot is becoming the biggest security problem for today’s businesses.

In this webinar, you will

    -Learn the evolution of the application architecture in a digitally transformed world.
    -Understand OWASP Top 10 API Security Risks 2023, and API security best practices.
    -Explore mitigation strategies with Akamai API security.
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