During Birthday Week 2022, we pledged to provide our customers with the most secure connection possible from Cloudflare to their origin servers automatically. I’m thrilled to announce we will begin rolling this experience out to customers who have the SSL/TLS Recommender enabled on August 8, 2024. Following this, remaining Free and Pro customers can use […]
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RSS feed for this sectionCelebrating one year of Project Cybersafe Schools
August 8, 2024, is the first anniversary of Project Cybersafe Schools, Cloudflare’s initiative to provide free security tools to small school districts in the United States. Cloudflare announced Project Cybersafe Schools at the White House on August 8, 2023 as part of the Back to School Safely: K-12 Cybersecurity Summit hosted by First Lady Dr. […]
The backbone behind Cloudflare’s Connectivity Cloud
The modern use of “cloud” arguably traces its origins to the cloud icon, omnipresent in network diagrams for decades. A cloud was used to represent the vast and intricate infrastructure components required to deliver network or Internet services without going into depth about the underlying complexities. At Cloudflare, we embody this principle by providing critical […]
Security Tips for Modern Web Administrators
Keeping your website secure is crucial to protecting user data and maintaining trust. Think of your website as a digital vault that needs constant safeguarding against potential threats. By understanding and implementing key security practices, you can significantly reduce the risk of attacks and ensure a safe experience for your users. Let’s break down some […]
A recent spate of Internet disruptions
Cloudflare Radar is constantly monitoring the Internet for widespread disruptions. In mid-July, we published our Q2 2024 Internet Disruption Summary, and here we examine several recent noteworthy disruptions detected in the first month of Q3, including traffic anomalies observed in Bangladesh, Syria, Pakistan, and Venezuela. Bangladesh Violent student protests in Bangladesh against quotas in government […]
How the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics has impacted Internet traffic
The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, themed “Games Wide Open” (“Ouvrons grand les Jeux”), kicked off on Friday, July 26, 2024, and will run until August 11. A total of 10,714 athletes from 204 nations, including individual and refugee teams, will compete in 329 events across 32 sports. This blog post focuses on the opening ceremony […]
WordPress Vulnerability & Patch Roundup July 2024
Vulnerability reports and responsible disclosures are essential for website security awareness and education. Automated attacks targeting known software vulnerabilities are one of the leading causes of website compromises. To help educate website owners about potential threats to their environments, we’ve compiled a list of important security updates and vulnerability patches for the WordPress ecosystem this […]
Avoiding downtime: modern alternatives to outdated certificate pinning practices
In today’s world, technology is quickly evolving and some practices that were once considered the gold standard are quickly becoming outdated. At Cloudflare, we stay close to industry changes to ensure that we can provide the best solutions to our customers. One practice that we’re continuing to see in use that no longer serves its […]
Making WAF ML models go brrr: saving decades of processing time
We made our WAF Machine Learning models 5.5x faster, reducing execution time by approximately 82%, from 1519 to 275 microseconds! Read on to find out how we achieved this remarkable improvement. WAF Attack Score is Cloudflare’s machine learning (ML)-powered layer built on top of our Web Application Firewall (WAF). Its goal is to complement the […]
How to Enable HTTP/2 On a Server
HTTP/2 is a game-changer in web protocol technology, offering significant improvements in speed, efficiency, and security over its predecessor, HTTP/1.1. With features like multiplexing, header compression, and server push, HTTP/2 can drastically reduce web page load times and enhance the overall user experience. Additionally, HTTP/2 is enabled by default for Sucuri’s Web Application Firewall (WAF), […]
