Akamai stories
Kiwi broadband speeds are on the up, but are still lagging many international counterparts, despite recording solid increases across the board.
Xero reports a 235% performance boost in New Zealand and a 180% global increase after partnering with Akamai Technologies, enhancing application speed.
Australia leads in peak mobile speeds at 153.3 Mbps but drops in global internet speed rankings, signalling the need to catch up with faster-growing nations.
DDoS and web application attacks are increasing, with repeat attacks becoming the norm, according to Akamai Technologies.
Akamai Technologies has identified a new cyber threat manipulating SEO with SQL injections, impacting over 3,800 websites and misleading search engine rankings.
Telstra scored four wins at Frost & Sullivan's Australia Excellence Awards, with Bulletproof, Canberra Data Centres and Microsoft among the winners.
New Zealand's average internet connection speeds are slowly inching their way upwards, while our broadband penetration has also taken a leap forward.
Akamai's latest data reveals a doubling of DDoS attacks in Q1 2015, with the focus shifting to less massive but longer attacks.
Akamai Technologies, the Content Delivery Network (CDN) services provider, has made significant additions to its team in APJ with senior appointments.
Wellington boasts the fastest internet speeds in Oceania, topping Akamai's Q3 2009 report with 3488 Kbps, outpacing major cities like Sydney and Canberra.
