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Cloudflare named a Strong Performer in Email Security by Forrester

Today, we are excited to announce that Forrester has recognized Cloudflare Email Security as a Strong Performer and among the top three providers in the ‘current offering’ category in “The Forrester Wave: Email, Messaging, And Collaboration Security Solutions, Q2 2025” report. Get a complimentary copy of the report here. According to Forrester.

Verifying Bots and Agents with Cryptography in the Age of AI

In this episode, host João Tomé is joined in Cloudflare’s Lisbon office by our Senior Research Engineer Thibault Meunier to explore a new proposal that could reshape how bots interact with the web in the age of AI. Timestamps: We go into Cloudflare’s proposal of using cryptographic signatures for bots, enabling websites to verify their identity. Why is this important? As AI systems rely increasingly on online content, this standard could help build a better relationship between content creators and AI platforms.

Performance measurements... and the people who love them

Principal Engineer Kevin Guthrie walks us through his blog post, “Performance measurements… and the people who love them,” which explores how teams can better measure, visualize, and communicate web performance—beyond just raw metrics. Part of the “This Week in NET” show/podcast.

Cloudflare named in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge

For the third consecutive year, Gartner has named Cloudflare in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge (SSE) report. This analyst evaluation helps security and network leaders make informed choices about their long-term partners in digital transformation. We are excited to share that Cloudflare is one of only nine vendors recognized in this year’s report. You can read more about our position in the report here.

Resolving a request smuggling vulnerability in Pingora

On April 11, 2025 09:20 UTC, Cloudflare was notified via its Bug Bounty Program of a request smuggling vulnerability (CVE-2025-4366) in the Pingora OSS framework discovered by a security researcher experimenting to find exploits using Cloudflare’s Content Delivery Network (CDN) free tier which serves some cached assets via Pingora.

Vulnerability transparency: strengthening security through responsible disclosure

In an era where digital threats evolve faster than ever, cybersecurity isn't just a back-office concern — it's a critical business priority. At Cloudflare, we understand the responsibility that comes with operating in a connected world. As part of our ongoing commitment to security and transparency, Cloudflare is proud to have joined the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) “Secure by Design” pledge in May 2024.

Forget IPs: using cryptography to verify bot and agent traffic

With the rise of traffic from AI agents, what’s considered a bot is no longer clear-cut. There are some clearly malicious bots, like ones that DoS your site or do credential stuffing, and ones that most site owners do want to interact with their site, like the bot that indexes your site for a search engine, or ones that fetch RSS feeds.

In cybersecurity, it's an arms race.

In cybersecurity, it's an arms race. Stephanie Cohen explained why financial services are prime targets and why strong partnerships are the real armor. Banks are one of the most attacked sectors on the planet. It's not just money at stake; it's entire economies. And here’s the kicker: You're only as strong as your weakest link. Ready to rethink your cybersecurity strategy? Dive into the latest episode of The Connectivity Cloud Podcast.

DDoS Attacks Up 358%: Early 2025 Breakdown with Omer Yoachimik

In this week’s episode, we talk about DDoS attacks and their sharp rise in recent months. We also start with a quick look at some Internet trends tied to the announcement of the new pope. To guide us through the world of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, host João Tomé is joined by our DDoS expert, Omer Yoachimik.

Navigating the New Security Landscape: Asia Pacific Cybersecurity Readiness Survey 2024

A year on from the publication of our inaugural cybersecurity survey in 2023, it is remarkable to see how many of the same issues continue to impact the work of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) in the region. In the 2024 edition of the Cloudflare study, we continued to build a better understanding of the threat landscape facing CISOs and their teams across Asia Pacific; with interviews we conducted among almost 4,000 cybersecurity professionals from 14 markets across the region.

How the Internet Went Down in Portugal, Spain, and Beyond

In this week's episode, we talk about Internet disruptions — focusing on the recent major power and Internet blackout, while also reviewing the broader Internet disruptions of Q1 2025. Host João Tomé shares his firsthand experience during the blackout in Lisbon, Portugal, and how an old battery-powered FM radio came to the rescue. He’s joined by David Belson, Head of Data Insights at Cloudflare.

AI Models Are Ready to Make a Difference - Sunil Pai on Cloudflare's Developer Tools Ecosystem

Clip of the show/podcast with Sunil Pai. About Cloudflare's ecosystem for developers and how most people don't realize that AI and agents are ready to make a difference. Sunil is the founder of PartyKit (an open source deployment platform for AI agents), acquired by Cloudflare in 2024. And he’s a Principal Systems Engineer that is building AI agents at Cloudflare.