Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

May 2024

Cloudflare acquires BastionZero to extend Zero Trust access to IT infrastructure

We’re excited to announce that BastionZero, a Zero Trust infrastructure access platform, has joined Cloudflare. This acquisition extends our Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) flows with native access management for infrastructure like servers, Kubernetes clusters, and databases.

Teamwork for Internet security: Rapid response & compliance

Host João Tomé is joined by two guests. First, we have Ranee Bray, Chief of Staff of our Security Team, discussing how we managed programmatically what we called Code Red — several teams were put together to focus in 30 days on strengthening, validating, and remediating a security incident. Credential management, software hardening, vulnerability management, additional alerting, and other areas were also a part of the “Code Red” effort.

Teaser. Half a Century of Connectivity: Celebrating 50 Years of TCP

In May 1974, 50 years ago, Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn made history with their paper on TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) published by @IEEEorg. Here is a teaser of a longer video (and "This Week in Net" episode) coming soon from our protocol experts, Mark Nottingham (Australia), and Lucas Pardue (UK).

Inside RSA Conference & jam.dev (a bug-fixing tool powered by Cloudflare)

This week, host João Tomé heads to San Francisco for the cybersecurity RSA Conference (May 6-9, 2024). First, we gather insights from attendees, ranging from a cybersecurity student on the brink of graduation to seasoned managers and experts. We also feature Cloudflare’s Chief Privacy Officer discussing the nexus of security and privacy. Plus, insights from Carlos Alberto Silva, a Portuguese venture capitalist with extensive experience in cybersecurity investments.

Dani Grant (Jam.dev) | Fixing Bugs, Building a Company, and the Future of the Web

Dani Grant, co-founder of Jam.dev, talks about her company, how they are trying to fix the bug process for developers, and also discusses how Jam.dev uses Cloudflare. We also go over what a better internet for the future looks like, and the challenges and opportunities in the AI era.

Internet disruptions from cable failures in Africa to technical issues (and an RSA teaser)

"This Week in NET". Episode #59 Host João Tomé (based in Lisbon, Portugal) is joined by our Head of Data Insights, David Belson, based in Boston. We discuss our recent Q1 2024 Internet disruption summary blog post. There were submarine cable failures that impacted 13 countries in Africa. We also address technical issues with RPKI, DNS, and DNSSEC that disrupted connectivity for subscribers across multiple network providers.