Case Study: Union Bank of the Philippines achieves robust DDoS, DNS and application protection with Akamai Technologies

UnionBank secures its online presence with Akamai

Union Bank of the Philippines is a publicly listed, tech-forward universal bank that had accelerated digital transformation across retail and corporate channels. As massive DDoS attacks surged across Southeast Asia, the bank needed a trusted partner to meet customized security requirements, pre-emptively secure its online services, and provide the ability to detect, mitigate and respond to DNS, application and network threats.

UnionBank selected Akamai for its market leadership and rapid response—supported by consultation with PLDT—and deployed protections quickly. Akamai’s services mitigated DDoS, DNS and application attacks, rapidly bolstering eBanking security and delivering a total average origin offload of 88.1%, giving the bank confidence in the resilience of its online presence.

Union Bank of the Philippines

Aldrin Escurel

Chief Information Security Officer