I am thrilled to embark on this journey to run Product and Engineering at Cloudflare, driving forward the mission of helping build a better Internet. A little about me While I was a graduate student at University of Illinois, the university introduced the Mosaic web browser to students. In addition to being super easy to […]
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RSS feed for this sectionWhat’s new in Cloudflare One: Digital Experience (DEX) monitoring notifications and seamless access to Cloudflare Gateway with China Express
At Cloudflare, we are constantly innovating and launching new features and capabilities across our product portfolio. We are introducing roundup blog posts to ensure that you never miss the latest updates across our platform. In this post, we are excited to share two new ways that our customers can continue to keep their web properties […]
Leveraging Kubernetes virtual machines at Cloudflare with KubeVirt
Cloudflare runs several multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters across our core data centers. These general-purpose clusters run on bare metal and power our control plane, analytics, and various engineering tools such as build infrastructure and continuous integration. Kubernetes is a container orchestration platform. It enables software engineers to deploy containerized applications to a cluster of machines. This […]
Cloudflare acquires Kivera to add simple, preventive cloud security to Cloudflare One
We’re excited to announce that Kivera, a cloud security, data protection, and compliance company, has joined Cloudflare. This acquisition extends our SASE portfolio to incorporate inline cloud app controls, empowering Cloudflare One customers with preventative security controls for all their cloud services. In today’s digital landscape, cloud services and SaaS (software as a service) apps […]
Enhance your website's security with Cloudflare’s free security.txt generator
A story of security and simplicity Meet Georgia, a diligent website administrator at a growing e-commerce company. Every day, Georgia juggles multiple tasks, from managing server uptime to ensuring customer data security. One morning, Georgia receives an email from a security researcher who discovered a potential vulnerability on the website. The researcher struggled to find […]
Unraveling Authentication and Authorization in Web Security
Authentication and authorization – they sound alike, often get used interchangeably, and are absolutely crucial for web application security. But let’s be real, getting them right can sometimes feel like navigating a maze. Don’t worry, we’ll break down these concepts, highlight common vulnerabilities, and arm you with best practices to keep your applications secure. Authentication […]
How Cloudflare auto-mitigated world record 3.8 Tbps DDoS attack
Since early September, Cloudflare’s DDoS protection systems have been combating a month-long campaign of hyper-volumetric L3/4 DDoS attacks. Cloudflare’s defenses mitigated over one hundred hyper-volumetric L3/4 DDoS attacks throughout the month, with many exceeding 2 billion packets per second (Bpps) and 3 terabits per second (Tbps). The largest attack peaked 3.8 Tbps — the largest […]
Patent troll Sable pays up, dedicates all its patents to the public!
Back in February, we celebrated our victory at trial in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas against patent trolls Sable IP and Sable Networks. This was the culmination of nearly three years of litigation against Sable, but it wasn’t the end of the story. Today we’re pleased to announce that the […]
WordPress Vulnerability & Patch Roundup September 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 […]
Wrapping up another Birthday Week celebration
2024 marks Cloudflare’s 14th birthday. Birthday Week each year is packed with major announcements and the release of innovative new offerings, all focused on giving back to our customers and the broader Internet community. Birthday Week has become a proud tradition at Cloudflare and our culture, to not just stay true to our mission, but […]
