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Alexandre
Darcherif

Senior Partner Solutions Engineer at Akamai

When attack traffic spikes, I want to know what changed, which apps are affected, and what we can do about it.

Based in Dubai, I work with partners across the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa on web application and API security and DDoS mitigation.

Alexandre Darcherif speaking into a handheld microphone at GCC Crossroads.
Speaking at GCC Crossroads, Dubai · October 2026
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Akamai DataStream
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What changed during the spike?

I’m building ClearSOC around a question that comes up when traffic spikes: what actually changed? The goal is to help an analyst go from the spike to the underlying events, then decide what to investigate next.

ClearSOC ingests application security telemetry from Akamai DataStream into ClickHouse. Its implementation includes enrichment, SQL and natural-language investigation, security bulletins, and AI-assisted recommendations with a confidence indicator. The project remains under active development, and recommendations are inputs for analyst review.

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