CDN MaxCDN joins StackPath Secure CDN/WAF

eva2000 · Oct 26, 2016

Looks like MaxCDN was acquired by StackPath back in July 2016 and is following Cloudflare. Sucuri and Incapula's path and evolving become a CDN to becoming a Web Application Firewall (WAF) provider too MaxCDN Joins StackPath

Today we’re pleased to officially announce that we’ve joined forces with StackPath to create the best secure content delivery platform in the world. Joining StackPath is a perfect fit for my initial goal and obvious to me that it’s the next step in MaxCDN’s evolution.

We have an awesome expansion plan. Over the next several months we’re deploying and upgrading 25 PoPs globally with a ton of new bare metal. Each PoP will have DDoS mitigation and WAF capability built in, as well as huge increases in capacity.

On behalf of the founding team – David, Samir, Kevin and Carme – we’re all very excited for the future and can’t wait to build the next generation security platform.

– Chris and the MaxCDN Team
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FAQ MaxCDN Joins StackPath

What is StackPath?
StackPath is an intelligent web services platform designed to secure, accelerate, and scale Internet businesses.

What services will StackPath provide?
StackPath plans to launch several web services over the coming months including Monitoring, Logfiles, Storage, Compute, Video Streaming, and many other critical business services. All the products will be based on the same secure, fast, and scalable platform.

The initial StackPath offer is Secure Content Delivery (SCD) with DDoS and Web Application Firewall (WAF) built in to every plan, along with a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Many more services are being planned for release in the future. Setup is frictionless and designed to get and keep businesses up and running in minutes.

Will you cut functionalities or raise my price?
There will be no pricing change at this point. We are going to add more features like DDoS, WAF, VPN, and more locations! Check out StackPath pricing for more information.

Should I expect any changes in the type of customer support I receive?
No. You will receive the same great support. Billing and accounts, technical support, and sales are still available 24/7.
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Seems StackPath is owned by Softlayer's ex-founder SoftLayer founder’s new company, StackPath, releases app security product | Network World

Lance Crosby, the guy who sold the SoftLayer cloud computing platform to IBM a few years ago, is very much in the latter camp. He's an inveterate entrepreneur, so it was a safe bet that we’d see something new from him in short order. And indeed we did. StackPath came out of the blocks announcing massive funding and a number of early acquisitions. I
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eva2000 · Oct 26, 2016

sad to see MaxCDN moving themselves out of my price range

eva2000 · Oct 26, 2016

stackpath pricing

eva2000 · Oct 26, 2016

pretty small network compared to Cloudflare and Incapsula and OVH DDOS mitigation at 100Gbps connectivity StackPath Network

Speed
From transit to hardware, speed is essential to everything we do. Best-path routing, into and out of over 90 countries keeps you fast, wherever you need to be.

Ultra Fast SSD Servers
Best in class hardware installed in every location.

High Performance Top of Rack Switches
High density layer 3 spine switches, delivering high performance, industry leading capabilities.

100 Gbps Connectivity
Engineered to run 10/40/100Gbps, utilizing state-of-the-art technology.

Anycast DNS
Intelligent best-path routing and on-the-fly analysis to monitor packet loss and latency. We're constantly adjusting to sustain site speed and keep your data flowing smoothly.

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eva2000 · Oct 26, 2016

StackPath has a $180 million dollar kitty it seems Security-as-a-service startup StackPath nabs $180M, 4 acquisitions including MaxCDN | TechCrunch

The company is emerging out of stealth today with a whopping $180 million in funding plus four significant acquisitions right out of the gate — MaxCDN, Fireblade, Cloak and Staminus — to launch a security-as-a-service platform but also fill out its network with customers. MaxCDN alone brings 16,000 customers to the new startup, and Cloak brings 15,000.

The funding is led by $150 million from ABRY Partners, the big private equity firm, along with a further $30 million from unnamed “insiders” the company tells me. It’s not clear whether the acquisitions are being made out of that funding or if they are separate to this. The financial terms, and valuation of StackPath, are not being disclosed but we are trying to find out.

StackPath is not your ordinary security startup. For starters, it is founded by Lance Crosby — the founder and CEO of SoftLayer, which was acquired by IBM in 2013 for $2 billion, forming the basis of its new-wave cloud computing business. And second of all, is the company’s main premise. The company is banking on the premise of building a massive security platform, and going big with a flexible SaaS-style product, as a key part of how it tackles the issue of security.
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The four companies that have been acquired are bringing a range of services and customers into the mix, some of which will be made apparent more immediately than others, depending on the timing of new features that get launched:

MaxCDN is described as a “next generation content delivery network” that is built on Varnish and Nginx, and uses caching technology to accelerate websites and applications. And it is already a very established business: it has 19 global PoPs and more than 16,000 customers. StackPath says it has migrated this technology stack to its new platform with built-in security features such as WAF and DDOS.

Fireblade is a web application firewall provider originally founded in Israel that uses “a patented behavioral and data-driven approach to risk mitigation.” It processes traffic data in real-time and “pushes new conclusions and rules immediately to respond to emerging threats and botnet attacks.” Fireblade has already been integrated into StackPath’s platform, the company said.

Staminus is an anti-DDoS provides that already has a reputation in the market, as well as patents. While today its tech is based on appliances and a global network of scrubbing centers, StackPath says its DDoS mitigation capacities “have been completely integrated into StackPath’s PoP and network architecture to protect StackPath’s network and its customers from the largest and most sophisticated DDoS attacks.”

Lastly, Cloak — which actually quietly announced its acquisition back in April — is a leading consumer VPN platform with native iOS and Mac applications to allow people to securely use the internet while on untrusted networks, by way of encrypted tunnels. (Android and Windows are on the way, the company says.) This is especially useful in the current work environment where many people bring their own devices and use them to work. The company is very established, with 1 million downloads to date and 15,000 paying users. The company will help StackPath target both small/medium businesses as well as large enterprises.
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