description Akamai Prolexic Overview
Akamai Prolexic is a premium DDoS protection service targeting large enterprises and organizations with critical online infrastructure. It offers a combination of always-on cloud-based mitigation and dedicated appliance solutions for maximum protection. Prolexic excels in handling sophisticated, multi-vector attacks and provides granular control over mitigation policies. Its advanced threat intelligence and expert support are key differentiators.
While expensive, Prolexic delivers unparalleled security and performance for organizations facing significant DDoS threats.
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What problem does Akamai Prolexic solve for large sites?
Akamai Prolexic is built for DDoS protection, especially attacks that try to overwhelm networks, DNS, or application infrastructure. Enterprises use it to route traffic through Akamai scrubbing centers before it reaches origin systems.
Is Prolexic the same company as Akamai?
Prolexic started as a separate DDoS mitigation company and was acquired by Akamai in 2014. The product is now part of Akamai's broader cloud security portfolio.
How does Prolexic usually sit in front of a network?
Large customers commonly use BGP routing or GRE tunnels so traffic can be diverted to Akamai during an attack. That setup is different from a simple CDN-only configuration because it can protect whole network ranges, not just web pages.
Who is Akamai Prolexic overkill for?
It is usually overkill for a small blog, local business site, or hobby project. Prolexic is aimed at banks, gaming platforms, SaaS companies, governments, and other organizations where downtime from a DDoS attack can be very expensive.
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