Prolexic is available as always-on or on-demand, so you can choose the best solution for your business. Always-on is our most popular solution, with all inbound traffic routed through Prolexic. With on-demand, your traffic is only routed during an attack event by your network team. Akamai also offers a facilitated route-on service that can manage the solution for your team, if needed.
DDoS defense and network cloud firewall. In-cloud, on-prem, or hybrid
Experience comprehensive, reliable and flexible DDoS protection with Prolexic, the most trusted DDoS solution in the industry.
Akamai Prolexic offers DDoS protection always-on or on-demand for every environment, including cloud, on-prem (powered by Corero), and hybrid. With an unmatched 20+ Tbps “dedicated defense capacity” and 24/7/365 global SOCC service, even the largest and most complex DDoS attacks stand no chance.
Fight the biggest, baddest, bandwidth-busting assaults
How Prolexic works
Prolexic over Akamai Direct Connect
Prolexic is now available over Akamai Direct Connect
Akamai Direct Connect provides direct, secure, private, and high-performance connectivity between a customer’s origin and Akamai. Prolexic over Akamai Direct Connect enables a high-capacity on-ramp to DDoS protection.
Features
- DDoS detection, mitigation, protection
- Available as a cloud service, as an on-premises solution (powered by Corero), or as a hybrid combining both
- For enterprises, network service providers, cloud and hosting providers, and SaaS/PaaS/IaaS platforms
- 1+ Pbps Akamai network capacity and Prolexic’s 32 anycast global scrubbing centers with 20+ Tbps of dedicated DDoS defense
- Flexible connectivity and integration options that protect hybrid origins
- Network-wide ACLs and firewall rules with Prolexic Network Cloud Firewall
- 100% platform availability SLA and industry-leading zero-second mitigation
- 24/7/365 support and a variety of optional managed SOC services
- Dynamic mitigation controls that scale capacity to stop attacks across IPv4 and IPv6 traffic flows
Customer Stories
Learn how Akamai’s DDoS protection assists with these specific needs.
Strengthen defenses
Strengthen defenses against DDoS attacks
Prolexic has proactive mitigation controls that stop more than 98% of the attacks instantly with a zero-second SLA and a proven ability to stop highly complex, record-breaking attacks without sacrificing quality of mitigation.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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- Industry-specific threats and attack trends
- Akamai’s DDoS insights backed by our team of 225+ security researchers
- Mitigation strategies personalized for your organization’s attack surface
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