1. Akamai launched Firewall for AI for multi-layered AI application protection. 2. AI innovations increase vulnerabilities; traditional solutions are inadequate. 3. The new firewall features automated API LLM Discovery for enhanced security. 4. Akamai emphasizes enabling innovation while safeguarding enterprise data. 5. The product aims to mitigate threats like data scraping and model extraction.
Akamai's new AI-focused solutions could drive future demand as cybersecurity threats escalate.
Given the rise in cybersecurity threats associated with AI, Akamai's innovations directly address these crucial market needs.
As AI adoption grows, Akamai's proactive measures position them as a market leader in cybersecurity.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, today announced Firewall for AI, a new solution that provides multilayered protection for AI applications against unauthorized queries, adversarial inputs, and large-scale data-scraping attempts.
As AI rapidly transforms industries, organizations are quickly deploying large language models (LLMs), agentic AI, and other emerging tools. However, these innovations introduce new security vulnerabilities, including adversarial attacks, model extraction, API abuse, and large-scale data scraping — threats that existing web application firewalls (WAFs) are not designed to mitigate. Combined with other new enhancements such as API LLM Discovery, Akamai Firewall for AI provides customers with a holistic set of AI-driven capabilities.
"Traditional security solutions do not stop AI threats," said Rupesh Chokshi, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Application Security, Akamai. "As enterprises embrace the AI era to unlock new levels of productivity, AI security must be a key enabler. Firewall for AI is a game changer for any enterprise adopting AI. Securing AI applications isn't just about blocking attacks, it's about enabling innovation without compromising security or performance. With Firewall for AI, enterprise models, data, and intellectual property are protected from evolving threats."
AI models contain valuable proprietary knowledge and sensitive datasets, making them prime targets for attackers. Akamai Firewall for AI addresses this as a purpose-built security solution designed to protect AI-powered applications, LLMs, and AI-driven APIs from emerging cyberthreats. By securing inbound AI queries and outbound AI responses, the firewall closes security gaps that generative AI technologies introduce.
Expanding AI-driven security capabilities
To further protect customer AI deployments and empower secure AI adoption, Akamai is also announcing API LLM Discovery, an enhancement to the Akamai API Security platform, that automatically discovers GenAI and LLM API endpoints, categorizes them, and continuously updates security policies to prevent unauthorized access and abuse.
To learn more about these products, please visit our Firewall for AI page or stop by Akamai's booth N-6245 at this year's RSA Conference.
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