Case Study: Ottawa Police Service achieves a resilient, highly available web presence with Akamai Technologies' Kona Site Defender

Ottawa Police Service Gains More Resilient, Available Web Presence by Utilizing Akamai Kona Site Defender

The Ottawa Police Service faced sustained cyberattacks that threatened its public website and community trust, prompting an urgent need for a proven, scalable cloud security solution. After consulting IBM, OPS sought a solution that would protect against DDoS and application-layer threats while restoring reliable public access to its site.

OPS migrated to Akamai Kona Site Defender with IBM Managed Security within 30 hours, using a web application firewall, Fast DNS, and Site Shield to block volumetric and application attacks. The deployment absorbed 90% of internet traffic and cut internal server load by 83%, ensured uninterrupted website availability, increased public confidence, and reduced the burden on the internal security team with 24/7 monitoring.

Ottawa Police Service

Daniel Steeves

Chief Information Officer