Course Overview
The Akamai Kona Site Defender is a comprehensive course that focuses on configuring & maintaining Kona Site Defender (KSD) with the new Adaptive Security Engine (ASE). The course starts with setting up a basic KSD configuration utilizing default best practices. It describes the concepts involved in analyzing & tuning the configuration to maintain it. The participants learn how to protect both APIs & web applications. The topics presented introduce theoretical knowledge complemented with a suitable hands-on component (e.g. a group activity or a lab). The course also outlines common use cases for enhanced user experience.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this training, professionals will be able to:
- Describe the basics of the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform.
- Explain the basics of Web Application Security.
- Describe the features of Kona Site Defender (KSD).
- Configure & activate KSD.
- Test the KSD configuration for APIs & web applications.
- Analyze the behaviour of the configuration using reporting tools.
- Tune KSD by the results of the analysis.
Content Outline
This module introduces Akamai, the Cloud Security Solutions portfolio, & Akamai Control Center.
- This module will cover the basics of Web Application Security, such as OWASP & common attack trends.
This module will describe the components used in essential site delivery like Site Shield, Site Failover, Compliance Management, etc. & how they can be edited to optimize the configuration.
This module discusses the features of the Akamai WAF, including Selected Hosts & Match Targets, Rate Controls, Application Layer Controls, Network Layer Controls, & Slow POST protection. This module also introduces the Advanced Security Engine.
This module focuses on the details of API protection & how to set up a configuration for the protection of APIs.
This module focuses on what Client Reputation is & how it fits into Akamai's layered defence concept.
This module will help identify how to use varying Reports in Security Center to tune Network Lists, Rate Controls, Application Layer Controls, & Client Reputation within KSD. The Overview, Trends, & Web Security Analytics components in Security Center will be explained & then demonstrated using real traffic.
FAQs
The Akamai Kona Site Defender is a comprehensive course that focuses on configuring & maintaining Kona Site Defender (KSD) with the new Adaptive Security Engine (ASE). The course starts with setting up a basic KSD configuration utilizing default best practices. It describes the concepts involved in analyzing & tuning the configuration to maintain it. The participants learn how to protect both APIs & web applications.
Kona Site Defender automatically inspects API traffic traversing the Akamai platform. Provide a list of previously unidentified APIs, including API endpoints, characteristics, &. Definitions. This visibility enables security teams to stay abreast of changing definitions. & easily register APIs for protection
The Akamai edge compute platform helps to build & run applications & services elastically with unparalleled scale, reliability, & security. For over two decades, Akamai has helped businesses develop edge computing solutions tailored to their specific growth & development needs.
Our edge servers run in place of the cloud or physical server you use to run your website and store its content. Because our edge servers need to be able to communicate with your server in order to serve content on your behalf, your server is referred to as the origin server because it is where your content originates.
A: To participate in the training session, you must have a working desktop or laptop with the required specifications, as well as a good internet connection to access the labs.
Ans- Yes, Radiant will provide you most updated high, value-relevant real-time projects & case studies in each training program.
Ans- Technical issues are unpredictable & might occur with us as well. Participants must ensure access to the required configuration with good internet speed.
A: When we receive your enrollment request, we will send you the information you need to choose and complete the enrollment process.
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