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Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

byAkamai
in Network Security Microsegmentation
4.8
2026

Overview

Product Information on Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

Updated 10th September 2025

What is Akamai Guardicore Segmentation?

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is a security solution designed to protect organizations against ransomware and advanced threats with microsegmentation controls. It enables granular segmentation of network traffic within data centers, clouds, and hybrid environments, making lateral movement for attackers much more difficult. Akamai Guardicore provides deep visibility into application flows and user activity, allowing for rapid detection and containment of breaches. Its agent and agentless-based approaches support diverse IT environments-from virtual machines to legacy tech to containers-offering flexible policy creation and enforcement. Businesses use Akamai Guardicore to minimize attack surfaces for critical applications, streamline compliance with regulatory standards, and reduce the risk of downtime due to cyber incidents. The platform integrates easily with existing security stacks, delivering actionable insights and control over complex, distributed infrastructures.

Akamai Guardicore Segmentation Pricing

Akamai Guardicore uses a flexible pricing model based on the number of protected assets, such as servers or workloads. Pricing can be tailored by deployment size and environment (on-premises, cloud, or hybrid). Features like network visualization and threat detection are automatically included. Subscription options are available directly or through our security partners, providing predictable costs and seamless scalability for growing organizations.

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Overall experience with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

Manager, IT Security and Risk Management
10B - 30B USD, Retail
FAVORABLE

“Akamai Guardicore delivers strong visibility and segmentation capabilities, significantly improving our security posture, though it requires internal team structured effort for policy tuning and operations”

5.0
Jun 26, 2026
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IT Associate
Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, Government
CRITICAL

“They are requesting greater proactivity in IP address reputation management.”

3.0
Apr 6, 2026
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2026
For Market:
Network Security Microsegmentation

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About Company

Company Description

Updated 24th March 2026

Akamai is the AI infrastructure company that builds, secures, and scales applications on a massively distributed network. Our cloud, cybersecurity, and content delivery services give our customers mission-critical resilience, instant AI-driven experiences, and flawless streaming across the globe.

Company Details

Updated 24th March 2026
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1998
Head office location
Cambridge, United States
Number of employees
5001 - 10000
Website
https://www.akamai.com

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Akamai Guardicore Segmentation Reviews and Ratings

4.8

(252 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
75%
4 Star
23%
3 Star
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1 Star
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  • Manager, IT Security and Risk Management
    10B+ USD
    Retail
    Review Source

    Akamai Guardicore delivers strong visibility and segmentation capabilities, significantly improving our security posture, though it requires internal team structured effort for policy tuning and operations

    5.0
    Jun 26, 2026
    Overall experience has been positive, particularly in terms of visibility, segmentation capabilities, and lateral movement prevention. From a security operation perspective, the platform provides deep and granular visibility over network communication and workloads, enabling our security and IT departments to better understand application behavior, detect anormalies, misconfigurations and perform threat hunting. Micro-segmentation approach has proven valuable in strengthening our security posture by reducing the risk of lateral movement, which is a key requirement in modern defense strategies. We are also very happy of the support we receive from Akamai professional services which is always highly responsive and provide strong support under quick delays. Many challenges have been overcome throughout our experience and many more are yet to come.
  • Manager, IT Security and Risk Management
    10B+ USD
    Retail
    Review Source

    Akamai Guardicore delivers strong visibility and segmentation capabilities, significantly improving our security posture, though it requires internal team structured effort for policy tuning and operations

    5.0
    Jun 26, 2026
    Overall experience has been positive, particularly in terms of visibility, segmentation capabilities, and lateral movement prevention. From a security operation perspective, the platform provides deep and granular visibility over network communication and workloads, enabling our security and IT departments to better understand application behavior, detect anormalies, misconfigurations and perform threat hunting. Micro-segmentation approach has proven valuable in strengthening our security posture by reducing the risk of lateral movement, which is a key requirement in modern defense strategies. We are also very happy of the support we receive from Akamai professional services which is always highly responsive and provide strong support under quick delays. Many challenges have been overcome throughout our experience and many more are yet to come.
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Akamai Guardicore Segmentation Likes & Dislikes

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- Highly Detailed Network Traffic Visualization - Built-in Essential Policies - L7 Policy Enforcement - Good interaction, communication and support of Akamai Guardicore Team

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- Highly Detailed Network Traffic Visualization - Built-in Essential Policies - L7 Policy Enforcement - Good interaction, communication and support of Akamai Guardicore Team

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- Highly Detailed Network Traffic Visualization - Built-in Essential Policies - L7 Policy Enforcement - Good interaction, communication and support of Akamai Guardicore Team

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