With various physical distancing guidelines in place throughout the world as a means to curb the spread of Covid-19, the internet has experienced a dramatic spike in overall traffic. MIT Professor Tom Leighton is chief executive officer and co-founder of Akamai Technologies, a global content delivery network, cybersecurity, and cloud service company that provides web and internet security services. At MIT he specializes in applied mathematics in the Department of Mathematics and is a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). The Department of Mathematics Communications spoke to Leighton about his company’s response to the world’s increased reliance on the internet during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Q: How is the pandemic changing the way people use the internet?
A: The internet has become our lifeline as we face the challenges of working remotely, distance learning, and sheltering in place. Everything has moved online: religious services, movie...
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