Operator
Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Akamai Technologies first-quarter 2021 earnings call. [Operator instructions] Please be advised that today s conference may be recorded. [Operator instructions] I d now like to hand the conference over to your host today, Mr.
Tom Barth, head of investor relations.
Tom Barth
Head of Investor Relations
Thank you, operator. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining Akamai s first-quarter 2021 earnings conference call. Speaking today will be Tom Leighton, Akamai s chief executive officer; and Ed McGowan, Akamai s chief financial officer. Before we get started, please note that today s comments include forward-looking statements, including statements regarding revenue and earnings guidance.
Zero trust helps protect shift to remote work
A new report from Akamai looks at the technology shifts and usage patterns of 2020 noting a 30 percent jump in internet traffic thanks to COVID-19 lockdowns.
It also highlights criminals taking advantage worldwide, targeting all business sectors and industries, including information technology and security.
However, Akamai s layered defenses were able to adapt to a remote work environment. Zero trust enabled the company s remote workers to do their jobs from anywhere while remaining protected. Advertisement Defending enterprise systems is a challenge at the best of times, said Robert Blumofe, chief technology officer at Akamai. Doing so in the middle of a pandemic only adds to these complexities and challenges. Akamai was able to transition to, and defend, a 99 percent remote workforce, because we ve long viewed all access as remote access. We built our environment with the necessary capabilities, including
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the world s most trusted solution for securing and delivering digital experiences, today published the State of the Internet / Security report: Adapting to the Unpredictable. The report looks back at 2020, examining some of the technological shifts and the patterns that emerged from lockdown-related internet spikes at the beginning of the year, to the resurgent spikes due to a mix of additional lockdowns and closures, as well as the holidays.
In 2020, the internet kept us working, learning, and connected. The Adapting to the Unpredictable report showcases the true resilience of the internet for example, Akamai observed a 30% increase in internet traffic as the pandemic lockdowns started, and a global shift to remote functionality, which continues today.
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The Center for Internet Security (CIS) announced last week that it has launched the Malicious Domain Blocking and Reporting (MDBR) service to assist U.S.-based private hospitals with ransomware and cyber-attacks for free. CIS, a not-for-profit entity, “is fully funding this for private hospitals at no cost, and with no strings attached, because it’s the right thing to do, and no one else is doing it at scale.” According to the announcement, the product is designed as a ransomware protection service and a “no-cost cyber defense for U.S. hospitals.”
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