Devender Singh, Sr. Software Engineer, Edgecast As more application development teams integrate security into their workflows, they’re looking at the impact of security on their application — from an application pipeline, workflow and performance perspective. Web application firewalls (WAF) are commonly deployed in an application stack due to compliance requirements…

By Raffi Sepanian, Senior Solutions Engineer, Edgecast and John Cassell, Senior Solutions Engineer, Edgecast Conventional wisdom says businesses must balance the cost of security with performance and user experience. This idea implies that security is a tax on every digital interaction. And to achieve optimal responsiveness and load times, security…

By Nupoor Chavan, Senior Solutions Engineer, Edgecast Small and new businesses are facing a critical security challenge. They need a sophisticated security solution to keep their web applications safe while minimizing the costs of hiring dedicated security specialists or third-party managed services. With new attack vectors constantly emerging, web application…

Jonathan Stock, Sr. Manager, Security Product Marketing, Verizon Media The Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) analyzes more than 70,000 data breach incidents from 88 countries and uses the aggregate analysis to inform teams about security risks that are not just “possible, but probable.” This report is a gold…

Arjun Ramamurthy, Head of Product, Consumer Video Platform & Edge AI, Verizon Media, and Debashis Mondal, Principal Product Manager, Verizon Media Real-time enterprise AI applications in various industrial sectors require a real-time actionable data and ML insights platform with cloud-agnostic interconnect. Verizon Media’s Edge AI is a purpose-built platform focused…

By Harry Wan, CISSP, CCSK, Director Cloud Security Professional Services, Verizon Media, and Alex Daniel, CISSP, Senior Security Solutions Architect, Verizon Media Development teams play a critical role in the security of internet-facing applications. While bad actors are the most significant threat these teams encounter, they also face internal challenges…

By Harry Wan CISSP, CCSK, Director Cloud Security Professional Services, Verizon Media and Chris Hererra, CISSP, Senior Security Solutions Architect, Verizon Media Web application security remains a top threat vector for organizations large and small. According to the Verizon 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), 43% of all data breaches involved a web application,¹ and 80% of all hacking vectors target web applications.²

By Anna-Katharina Reykowski, Senior Product Manager, Verizon Media Online distributors of sports and other live streamed events need to engage and retain viewers for optimal monetization. Many streaming service providers utilize dynamic advertising, delivering a more personalized experience to viewers than traditional broadcasts. However, when leveraging this technology, providers may notice unanticipated increases in latency or unfilled ad…

By Brian Pillsbury, Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, Verizon Media and Tom Box, Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, Verizon Media In the past few years, studios and broadcasters have leveraged streaming technologies to create new direct-to-consumer services. While this provides an attractive opportunity to build an audience and profit from viewer data…