In 2024, Akamai blocked 311 billion web attacks; that’s 850 million per day. The irony? Its co-founder, Israeli commando Danny Lewin, was the first 9/11 victim; while he died, his algorithm kept the internet alive. After 9/11, most websites crashed under global traffic; only those powered by Akamai’s math stayed online. The algorithm came from MIT; a math professor, Tom Leighton, and his student, Lewin, solved the “World Wide Wait.” Their solution, consistent hashing, changed everything; mapping