Is Your CDN Secure? CDN vs. DDoS Mitigation Unpacked with Qrator Labs

Is Your CDN Secure? CDN vs. DDoS Mitigation Unpacked with Qrator Labs

From KuppingerCole Analysts by KuppingerCole Analysts

June 12, 2026 · 17 min

About this episode

Osman Celik discusses the evolving role of CDNs in security with Andrey Leskin from Qrator Labs.

Speed and security are no longer separate concerns. In this videocast, Osman Celik sits down with Andrey Leskin, CTO of Qrator Labs, to break down what Content Delivery Networks really are in 2026 and why they've become a critical piece of modern security infrastructure, not just a performance tool. Key Topics: ✅ What CDNs are and why they're no longer optional for competitive organizations ✅ How CDN and DDoS mitigation differ — and where they overlap ✅ Cache busting, HTTP floods, Slowloris and other real-world attack vectors ✅ Why "security-first CDN" is fundamentally different from "CDN with security bolted on" ✅ What CISOs and infrastructure leaders should look for when evaluating CDN solutions ✅ How to measure CDN value from day one: round trip time and time to render A CDN without security is just a bigger target — find out why building security in from the ground up changes everything.

People in this episode

Host: Osman Celik

Guest: Andrey Leskin

Topics covered

  • Content Delivery Networks
  • DDoS Mitigation
  • Security Infrastructure
  • Performance Tools
  • CDN Evaluation
  • Real-world Attack Vectors

Keywords

  • CDN
  • DDoS
  • security
  • performance
  • cache busting
  • HTTP floods
  • Slowloris
  • CISO
  • infrastructure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Qrator Labs

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