Tag: Akamai

February 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MetaQuotes partners with Akamai for MT5 server DDoS protection

Forex trading platform developer MetaQuotes just announced that it has added the functionality of using third-party Anti-DDoS services. The new Anti DDoS Proxy Server component, allows brokers to shift the burden of blocking unwanted connections, to a third-party vendor's server network. When using an Anti DDoS Proxy Server, all clients are connected to the provider's…

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June 07, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Akamai hit by SEC for bribing Chinese officials

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today announced non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) with two unrelated companies that will forfeit ill-gotten gains connected to bribes paid to Chinese officials by foreign subsidiaries. Massachusetts-based cloud services and network optimization provider Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) has agreed to pay $652,452 in disgorgement plus $19,433 in interest. According to the NPA,…

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