Akamai App & API Protector vs. Check Point Quantum DDoS Protector

Akamai Kona Site Defender KSD, works fine for any website or mobile application (Native/JDK), it can be used as a WAF, a rate limiting tool, or a bot management tool all in one, plus you will get all the benefits of the Akamai CDN (Content distribution network) as well

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This Check Point DDoS Protector software is ideal to guarantee the protection of companies in the presence of DDoS attacks, regardless of whether they are known or unknown, it has an immediate detection and response to the presence of them, so it has the ability to stop attacks before they cause damage to the business infrastructure. Also even under attack provides high network performance and legitimate traffic, which is why it is ideal for mitigating threats at the network level as well as applications.

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• Web Security
• Bot managment
• Rate Control

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• Most accurate DDoS Attack detection
• Network Behavioral Analysis
• Intrusion Prevention
• SSL-attack protection

• Custom rules might be hard to configure
• For some cases you will need to contact the Akamai team to adjust the backend
• Interface might feel laggy if used in a non-powerful PC

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• Sometimes it takes time to update device software.
• It offers scalable payment licenses, however it is important to have a good knowledge of how to handle this type of device.
• It does not allow the handling of several IP addresses, in addition it lacks a black and white list of data.
• Its configuration can be complex for a first time user, so it is important to have adequate knowledge for the proper functioning of the devices.

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As the existing environment is mainly equipped with Checkpoint products and since the product has all leading features, we moved with Checkpoint DDoS protector.

• Fair Security investment
• An attack impact would be higher
• Support contract is not cheap

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• It helps us to effectively minimize the presence of attacks in the environment of our organization.
• It allows us to maintain the continuity of legitimate traffic.
• It allows us to keep a really low level of false positives.
• It allows us a great saving of time and money due to the fact that it automatically blocks unusual behaviors.

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