Akamai to Host Five Security Webinars on AI Attacks, DDoS, Domain Hijacking, and Geopolitical Cyber Risks

Akamai Technologies GK announced that it will host five security-related webinars focused on countermeasures against rapidly evolving cyber threats. Today, the threats surrounding enterprises are changing at unprecedented speed, including “machine-speed” attacks enabled by the abuse of generative AI, cyberattacks linked to increasingly complex geopolitical risks, and more sophisticated domain hijacking. This webinar series will explain concrete defensive measures organizations should take now, based on Akamai’s latest observation data and insights from frontline experts. The webinar on May 27 will focus on the latest attack trend: attacks that abuse AI. It will detail the new detection capabilities required of cloud WAFs (Web Application Firewalls), drawing on the latest attack indicators observed by Akamai. Through interviews with service teams that are actively implementing defensive measures, the session will also examine real-world use cases and why Akamai’s WAF is being selected. The main session, titled “How to Counter Machine-Speed AI Attacks? Interview with Akamai Insiders: Detection Capabilities Required of the Latest Cloud WAFs and Realities from the Field,” will be held on May 27, 2026, from 15:00 to 16:00. Speakers include Kazuhiro Nakanishi, Evangelist at Akamai Technologies GK, and Satoshi Miyata, Security Consultant II in the Professional Services Department. Akamai will also hold four additional sessions that explore specific security challenges in depth. Topics include the impact of geopolitical risk on cyberattacks, the latest DDoS trends in Japan and abroad, domain hijacking attacks that exploit DNS misconfigurations, and an explanation of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry cybersecurity evaluation system. Additional sessions include: “An Era When Geopolitical Risk Turns into Cyberattacks: Why Japanese Companies Are Not Unaffected” on May 20, 2026; “DDoS Countermeasures: How to Prepare for the Next Wave of Attacks?” on May 26, 2026; “Domain Hijacking Is Dangerous: The Reality of Attacks Targeting DNS Misconfigurations and Automation of Risk Detection” on May 28, 2026; and “A Thorough Explanation of METI’s Cybersecurity Evaluation System: Where Should Companies Start and What Actions Should They Take Now?” on June 3, 2026. Akamai is a cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects online businesses. Its market-leading security solutions, threat intelligence, and global operations teams provide defense-in-depth to protect enterprise data and applications everywhere. Akamai’s full-stack cloud computing solutions deliver performance and cost efficiency on one of the world’s most distributed platforms, and many global enterprises rely on Akamai for reliability, scalability, and expertise to support business growth.