Compare Akamai Prolexic vs. UltraDDoS Protect

Akamai Prolexic is a DDoS protection solution that helps organizations protect internet-facing infrastructure from attacks that can cause outages, service degradation, and network congestion. The platform supports cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployments and can operate continuously or be activated on demand depending on an organization's requirements. Incoming traffic is routed through Prolexic, where mitigation controls inspect traffic, identify malicious activity, remove attack traffic, and forward clean traffic to the customer's infrastructure. Akamai provides 32 global anycast scrubbing centers and more than 20 Tbps of dedicated DDoS defense capacity within its broader network infrastructure of more than 1 Pbps. Prolexic includes dynamic mitigation controls for IPv4 and IPv6 traffic, network-wide access control lists, and firewall capabilities through Prolexic Network Cloud Firewall. Organizations can also use Prolexic over Akamai Direct Connect to establish private, high-performance connectivity between their origins and Akamai's DDoS protection infrastructure. Akamai provides a 100% Prolexic platform availability SLA and a zero-second mitigation SLA, with 24/7/365 support and optional managed security operations services. The service is backed by more than 225 frontline Security Operations Command Center defenders who assist customers before, during, and after attacks. Prolexic is intended for enterprises, network operators, cloud and hosting companies, and SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS providers requiring high-capacity DDoS protection across distributed infrastructure.

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) assaults pose a relentless and ongoing risk to the functionality and safety of any organization with an online footprint. Research from 2017 indicates that there is an 80 percent likelihood for organizations to experience a DDoS attack, and those targeted can expect to face successive attempts at a similar rate. Furthermore, the repercussions extend beyond the immediate attack: nearly half of the documented incidents are accompanied by additional breaches, which can result in various issues such as virus infections, theft of sensitive data, activation of malware, and increasingly, ransomware threats. Effectively countering the DDoS challenges of both the present and future necessitates a comprehensive approach that transcends mere technological solutions. UltraDDoS Protect equips users with robust analytics, premium DDoS mitigation strategies, and layer 7 defenses, enabling the preemptive neutralization of threats before they escalate into full-blown attacks. Organizations of all sizes trust UltraDDoS Protect to safeguard their systems and ensure their critical data remains secure and accessible at all times. This proactive stance is essential in an era where cyber threats are not just prevalent but evolving rapidly.