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Akamai Buys Bloxx

Akamai Technologies said it bought Secure Web Gateway provider Bloxx in an all-cash transaction. Bloxx’s technology will “complement Akamai's cloud security strategy for protecting businesses against Internet vulnerabilities,” Akamai said in a Monday news release. It said the deal will…

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allow Akamai to “extend its portfolio of cloud-based security services to focus on the enterprise” and “go beyond traditional blacklisting by providing real-time risk assessment and enabling customers to specify the actions Akamai will take based on the detected threat level.”