Measuring and improving performance on the Internet can be a daunting task because it spans multiple layers: from the user’s device and browser, to DNS lookups and the network routes, to edge configurations and origin server location. Each layer introduces its own variability such as last-mile bandwidth constraints, third-party scripts, or limited CPU resources, that […]
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Troubleshooting network connectivity and performance with Cloudflare AI
Monitoring a corporate network and troubleshooting any performance issues across that network is a hard problem, and it has become increasingly complex over time. Imagine that you’re maintaining a corporate network, and you get the dreaded IT ticket. An executive is having a performance issue with an application, and they want you to look into […]
Unmasking the Unseen: Your Guide to Taming Shadow AI with Cloudflare One
The digital landscape of corporate environments has always been a battleground between efficiency and security. For years, this played out in the form of “Shadow IT” — employees using unsanctioned laptops or cloud services to get their jobs done faster. Security teams became masters at hunting these rogue systems, setting up firewalls and policies to […]
Cloudflare Log Explorer is now GA, providing native observability and forensics
We are thrilled to announce the General Availability of Cloudflare Log Explorer, a powerful new product designed to bring observability and forensics capabilities directly into your Cloudflare dashboard. Built on the foundation of Cloudflare’s vast global network, Log Explorer leverages the unique position of our platform to provide a comprehensive and contextualized view of your […]
First-party tags in seconds: Cloudflare integrates Google tag gateway for advertisers
If you’re a marketer, advertiser, or a business owner that runs your own website, there’s a good chance you’ve used Google tags in order to collect analytics or measure conversions. A Google tag is a single piece of code you can use across your entire website to send events to multiple destinations like Google Analytics […]
Cloudflare enables native monitoring and forensics with Log Explorer and custom dashboards
In 2024, we announced Log Explorer, giving customers the ability to store and query their HTTP and security event logs natively within the Cloudflare network. Today, we are excited to announce that Log Explorer now supports logs from our Zero Trust product suite. In addition, customers can create custom dashboards to monitor suspicious or unusual […]
Upgraded Turnstile Analytics enable deeper insights, faster investigations, and improved security
Attackers are increasingly using more sophisticated methods to not just brute force their way into your sites but also simulate real user behavior for targeted harmful activity like account takeovers, credential stuffing, fake account creation, content scraping, and fraudulent transactions. They are no longer trying to simply take your website down or gain access to […]
What’s new in Cloudflare: Account Owned Tokens and Zaraz Automated Actions
In October 2024, we started publishing roundup blog posts to share the latest features and updates from our teams. Today, we are announcing general availability for Account Owned Tokens, which allow organizations to improve access control for their Cloudflare services. Additionally, we are launching Zaraz Automated Actions, which is a new feature designed to streamline […]
New! Rate Limiting analytics and throttling
Rate Limiting rules are essential in the toolbox of security professionals as they are very effective in managing targeted volumetric attacks, takeover attempts, scraping bots, or API abuse. Over the years we have received a lot of feature requests from users, but two stand out: suggesting rate limiting thresholds and implementing a throttle behavior. Today […]
How we built Network Analytics v2
Network Analytics v2 is a fundamental redesign of the backend systems that provide real-time visibility into network layer traffic patterns for Magic Transit and Spectrum customers. In this blog post, we'll dive into the technical details behind this redesign and discuss some of the more interesting aspects of the new system. To protect Cloudflare and […]
