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What is Project Shield?

Project Shield, created by Google Cloud in collaboration with Jigsaw and powered by Google Cloud Armor, provides free and unlimited protection against DDoS attacks, which are intentional efforts to disrupt online access by saturating websites with excessive traffic. Utilizing Google's extensive infrastructure and sophisticated DDoS mitigation technologies, it efficiently filters out harmful traffic. In the event of a DDoS assault on your website, the service guarantees that our servers will intercept and block the undesirable traffic, ensuring your site remains functional. Moreover, Project Shield can be configured to fetch content from your website's servers and deliver a cached version to users during subsequent requests, which greatly alleviates the burden on your servers and enhances resistance to future DDoS threats. By implementing caching, the service not only strengthens DDoS defenses but also improves overall website performance while saving bandwidth, a significant advantage for any kind of site. Additionally, users have the capability to invalidate cached content as needed to accommodate specific requirements of their site. The enhanced security features of Project Shield come with controls such as JavaScript cookies and IP denial lists, which provide an even greater level of security for websites, ensuring visitors enjoy a safer browsing experience. This comprehensive array of features makes Project Shield a formidable resource for any online entity striving to maintain both accessibility and security in the face of cyber threats, reinforcing the importance of robust defenses in today's digital landscape. As cyber threats continue to evolve, utilizing such advanced services becomes essential for safeguarding your online presence.

What is Akamai?

Akamai revolutionizes digital experiences by bringing them closer to users while simultaneously shielding them from various attacks and threats. Leading the forefront of digital transformation, the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform acts as a protective shield for every component of a digital environment, including websites, users, devices, data centers, and cloud services. This cutting-edge technology not only minimizes obstacles but also boosts user interaction. With an extensive network of 250,000 edge servers located in strategic positions worldwide, it handles an impressive 2.5 exabytes of data each year, engaging daily with 1.3 billion devices and 100 million IP addresses. Being just one network hop away from over 90% of the global Internet population, it is recognized as the sole global intelligent edge platform that combines scalability, resilience, and security, which are vital for contemporary enterprises. Additionally, it offers sophisticated threat intelligence that plays a crucial role in identifying security vulnerabilities and effectively countering cyber threats, thereby ensuring a safer digital environment for users and businesses alike. This comprehensive approach places Akamai at the forefront of digital security and user experience enhancement.

Media

Media

Integrations Supported

Google Cloud Platform

Integrations Supported

Adventr
Akamai Bot Manager
Aprimo
AuthPoint
Bitmovin
CASIE
Castr
Check Point Exposure Management
Flexopus
GoDataFeed
Haivision Media Platform
Hydrolix
IBM Cloud Content Delivery Network
NuOCR
Postman
Prometheus
Samplead
UTunnel VPN and ZTNA
Userify

API Availability

API Availability

Has API

Pricing Information

Pricing not provided

Pricing Information

Pricing not provided

Supported Platforms

SaaS

Supported Platforms

SaaS

Customer Service / Support

Web-Based Support

Customer Service / Support

Standard Support
Web-Based Support

Training Options

Documentation Hub

Training Options

Documentation Hub

Company Facts

Organization Name

Project Shield

Company Website

projectshield.withgoogle.com

Company Facts

Organization Name

Akamai Technologies

Date Founded

1998

Company Location

United States

Company Website

www.akamai.com

Categories and Features

DDoS Protection

Not specified

Categories and Features

CDN

Content Acceleration
DDoS Protection
Load Balancing
Managed CDN
Multi-CDN Switching
Reporting/Analytics
Software Downloads
Transparent Caching
Video Streaming
Web Application Firewalls (WAF)

Cloud Security

Antivirus
Behavioral Analytics
Threat Intelligence

Cybersecurity

Behavioral Analytics
Whitelisting / Blacklisting

DDoS Protection

Not specified

DNS Security

Not specified

Load Balancing

Not specified

Managed DNS

Anti-Malware
Change Management
DDoS Protection
DNS Failover
DNS Propagation
Disaster Recovery
Global DNS Network
Intelligent Traffic Routing
Load Balancing
Reporting / Analytics
Secondary DNS
Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Performance Testing

Not specified

Web Accelerator

Not specified

Web Analytics

Not specified

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