Akamai App & API Protector vs. Akamai Bot Manager

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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Akamai Bot Manager is perfect if you want a clear idea of how much real human traffic is on your website. Bots are rarely harmful but can overload your underlying hardware/cloud architecture, increasing maintenance costs. This is especially true if you are handling an eCommerce website since traffic spikes - due to marketing initiatives or promos - can kill your website when you need it most.

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• Web Security
• Bot managment
• Rate Control

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• To identify the bots, Akamai Bot Manager has already classified over 3000 bot signatures.
• The bot console is simple to use and versatile.
• The custom bot can be constructed based on your specifications and added to the existing bot database.

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• 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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• Bots are created all the time, so sometimes the heuristics used by the solution can detect false positives
• For Mobile Apps, you need and external SDK (Akamai BMP)

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Security concerns call for the deployment of Akamai Bot Manager. It assists in preventing bots from being unable to target our website and applications. The Akamai lab rejects the request or attack before it reaches my cloud infrastructure or my applications. My application is more secure as a result.

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

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• Good ROI over the first month.
• Gain visibility over bot traffic.
• Protect websites and mobile applications.

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