SingTel and Akamai have teamed up to use the former's Intelligent Platform on the cloud to counter Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and other cyberattacks.
The solution will be targeted at enterprises across APAC, and ride on Akamai's globally distributed Intelligent Platform, consisting of servers and software distributed worldwide.
The Akamai network of servers delivers two trillion interactions daily. The cloud-based DDoS mitigation service will be offered on a monthly subscription basis to enterprises. The enterprises, according to the press release, will also enjoy the usual benefits of low latency and content distribution - as well as business contunity in case of disasters - provided by the Akamai platform.
William Woo, Managing Director, Enterprise Data and Managed Services at SingTel said: "Enterprises today deploy mission critical applications such as enterprise resource planning, e-commerce, cloud-based applications and Unified Communications across wide area networks and the internet. While these applications help enterprises to be more productive, agile and cost efficient, they also render enterprises more vulnerable to cyber attacks such as DDoS."
“This extends SingTel’s security perimeter and protection coverage to ensure that our customers’ servers, connectivity, web infrastructure and apps are secured against critical downtime and theft of commercial data, without loss of performance,” he said.
Sanjay Singh, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific & Japan, at Akamai said: “Akamai has a long history with SingTel, first as our customer and now as a partner, and we share their commitment to helping businesses succeed in today’s hyperconnected world. We believe this partnership will enable SingTel to provide unparalleled security, availability and high-performance to their business customers, helping them drive their business and brand forward.”
According to Forrester, a DDoS attack costs an enterprise an estimate $2.1 million dollars lost for every four hours of downtime and $27 million for a 24-hour outage.