Here is why itBit, a global exchange for virtual currencies including Bitcoin has deployed the Kona Site Defender, Enhanced DNS (eDNS) and Global Traffic Management (GTM) solutions.
The growing excitement around the
virtual currency like Bitcoin required progressively high security measures to protect
the exchange. Based on this reality, itBit, a global exchange for virtual currencies, including Bitcoin has deployed
the Akamai’s Kona Site Defender, along with Enhanced DNS (eDNS) and Global Traffic Management (GTM) solutions.
Connectikpeople has discovered that the use of Akamai's Kona Site Defender, in conjunction with eDNS and GTM, is designed to help itBit protect the exchange from DDoS and other web attacks while at the same time optimizing performance for users
around the globe. Connectikpeople has discovered that the use of Akamai's Kona Site Defender, in conjunction with eDNS and GTM, is designed to help itBit protect the exchange from DDoS and other web attacks while at the same time optimizing performance for users
For those who unfamiliar, the Akamai services that itBit currently leverages include:
Kona Site Defender: Cloud-based detection, identification, and mitigation of DDoS and Application Layer attacks without sacrificing site performance and availability.
eDNS: Designed to ensure that itBit's primary DNS servers are not directly exposed to end users, reducing the risks of cache-poisoning and denial-of-service attacks.
GTM: An Internet-centric approach to global server load balancing offering high availability and responsiveness to user requests. Unlike traditional hardware-based solutions that reside within the datacenter, GTM is a fault-tolerant system that makes intelligent routing decisions based on real-time server and Internet conditions.
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