Akamai vs Cyren

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Akamai
Based on 119 reviews.
Cyren
Based on 1 review.
Overview
Akamai Technologies, Inc. is a content delivery network or CDN and cloud services provider headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. Akamai's content delivery network is one of the world's largest distributed computing platforms, responsible for serving between 15 and 30 percent of all web traffic. The company operates a network of servers around the world and rents capacity on these servers to customers who want their websites to work faster by distributing content from locations close to the user. Over the years their customers have included Apple, Facebook, Bing, Twitter and healthcare.gov. When a user navigates to the URL of an Akamai customer, their browser is redirected to one of Akamai's copies of this website, almost entirely invisible to the vast majority of its users.
CYREN Ltd. is a cloud-based, Internet security technology company providing threat detection and security analytics such as spam classifications, URL categorization, and malware detection to software and hardware vendors, service providers and value-added resellers for resale to small to medium-sized businesses, as well as enterprises. Their web security, email security, and anti-malware products are offered through a security-as-a-service delivery model. The corporation currently employs approximately 200 staff members and has its U.S. headquarters in McLean, VA, USA with subsidiaries in Herzliya, Israel, Berlin, Germany and Reykjavk, Iceland. Its common stock is currently listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CYRN.
Sample Customers
Akamai Secure Internet Access Enterprise
MCNC, Educational Testing Service
Cyren WebSecurity
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, McDonald’s, Mercure Hotels
Popular Solutions
Top Industries
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
14%
Educational Organization
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
20%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Educational Organization
12%
Real Estate/Law Firm
10%
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