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Tom Leighton

@tomleightonakam

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at @Akamai

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Looking forward to speaking about why distributed applications need a distributed cloud architecture at #CollisionConf this week in Toronto Collision Conf dzone.com/articles/resha…

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Great to meet with some of Akamai’s talented team in Toronto yesterday while in town for #CollisionConf, where I join MIT MIT Technology Review podcaster Anthony Green today for a chat on distributed cloud computing

Great to meet with some of Akamai’s talented team in Toronto yesterday while in town for #CollisionConf, where I join MIT <a href="/techreview/">MIT Technology Review</a> podcaster <a href="/AnthonyGrreen/">Anthony Green</a> today for a chat on distributed cloud computing
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Had a good chat w/ Frederic Lardinois a few weeks ago at Collision. See his TechCrunch piece to read how Akamai is challenging legacy cloud models by opening the door to a modern, distributed design for cloud computing techcrunch.com/2023/07/12/aka…

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New survey of application security professionals shows less than half have API security testing tools in place, and even fewer (29%) have API discovery tools akamai.com/newsroom/press…

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It was an honor to meet with Japan’s Minister for Digital Transformation, Taro Kono, in Tokyo, about the latest cyber defenses, threat intelligence, and the risks of attackers leveraging generative AI. 河野太郎 KONO Taro

It was an honor to meet with Japan’s Minister for Digital Transformation, Taro Kono, in Tokyo, about the latest cyber defenses, threat intelligence, and the risks of attackers leveraging generative AI. <a href="/konotarogomame/">河野太郎</a> <a href="/konotaromp/">KONO Taro</a>
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AKAM delivered excellent Q2 results, driven by strong demand for our security solutions to protect data assets from ransomware, bots, and web application attacks. Revenue from security & compute was 59% of our Q2 total. akamai.com/newsroom/press…

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Good conversation w/ Melissa Lee Squawk Box about how generative AI makes security more challenging for companies - and how security is driving Akamai’s growth cnbc.com/video/2023/08/…

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Congratulations to CIO winners of the 2023 @OrbieAwards! It was a pleasure to speak w/ Inspire Leadership Network members about security and cloud computing at Converge23 in Boston

Congratulations to CIO winners of the 2023 @OrbieAwards! It was a pleasure to speak w/ <a href="/InspireCIO/">Inspire Leadership Network</a> members about security and cloud computing at Converge23 in Boston
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CIOs want visibility into API activity and defenses against API related threats and attacks, which helps explain why CRN named Akamai API Security one of the Hottest New Cybersecurity Tools at Black Hat last week ow.ly/iIkG50Px6Ee

CIOs want visibility into API activity and defenses against API related threats and attacks, which helps explain why <a href="/CRN/">CRN</a> named Akamai API Security one of the Hottest New Cybersecurity Tools at <a href="/BlackHatEvents/">Black Hat</a> last week ow.ly/iIkG50Px6Ee
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We’re adding 7 new core compute regions to our distributed cloud network — Amsterdam, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Osaka, and São Paulo — to help our customers around the world deliver even better digital experiences akamai.com/newsroom/press…

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U.S. News names Akamai a Best Company to Work For in Technology, scoring 5 out of 5 for Work Life Balance, Quality of Pay, and Professional Development money.usnews.com/careers/compan…

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I joined our team in Tokyo wearing T-shirts showing Akamai code that protects customers, with embedded letters spelling out PEACE FOR ALL. Get one from our partner Uniqlo. All proceeds fund relief efforts for peace.

I joined our team in Tokyo wearing T-shirts showing Akamai code that protects customers, with embedded letters spelling out PEACE FOR ALL. Get one from our partner Uniqlo. All proceeds fund relief efforts for peace.
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Anna Stanisz, Akamai’s new site leader in Krakow, leads a terrific team of talented employees who do great work for our business in Poland. Bardzo dziękujemy!

Anna Stanisz, Akamai’s new site leader in Krakow, leads a terrific team of talented employees who do great work for our business in Poland. Bardzo dziękujemy!
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Good conversation with Becky Quick Squawk Box about what drove AKAM’s strong Q3 performance - and what makes our security and cloud computing assets unique for customers cnbc.com/video/2023/11/…

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Akamai recognized as one of the “hottest edge security companies working at the cutting-edge of the edge” by CRN. Experience the Akamai edge! crn.com/news/security/…

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Akamai delivered great results in 2023 ow.ly/1SNL50QAOFo and announced the next phase of our multiyear strategy to transform the cloud marketplace ow.ly/2EyZ50QAOCS