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Protecting APIs from abuse using sequence learning and variable order Markov chains

2024-09-12

At Cloudflare, we protect customer APIs from abuse. This is no easy task, as abusive traffic can take different forms, from giant DDoS attacks to low-and-slow credential stuffing campaigns. We now address this challenge in a new way: by looking outside typical volumetric measures and using statistical machine learning to find important API client request sequences....

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Protecting APIs from abuse using sequence learning and variable order Markov chains

How the Harris-Trump US presidential debate influenced Internet traffic

2024-09-11

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See how the first 2024 US presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump influenced Internet traffic patterns compared to the Biden-Trump debate. We also review email trends and observed attack activity....

Customers get increased integration with Cloudflare Email Security and Zero Trust through expanded partnership with CrowdStrike

2024-09-11

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This post explains how our integrations with CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM allow customers to identify and investigate risky user behavior and analyze data combined with other log sources to uncover hidden threats....

A good day to trie-hard: saving compute 1% at a time

2024-09-10

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Pingora handles 35M+ requests per second, so saving a few microseconds per request can translate to thousands of dollars saved on computing costs. In this post, we share how we freed up over 500 CPU cores by optimizing one function and announce trie-hard, the open source crate that we created to do it....

Bringing insights into TCP resets and timeouts to Cloudflare Radar

2024-09-05

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New TCP resets and timeouts dataset on Cloudflare Radar surfaces connection tampering, scanning, DoS attacks, and more....

A global assessment of third-party connection tampering

2024-09-05

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Cloudflare brings visibility to the practice of connection tampering as observed from our global network....

Making progress on routing security: the new White House roadmap

2024-09-02

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On September 3, 2024, the White House published a report on Internet routing security. We’ll talk about what that means and how you can help....

Exploring Internet and security trends during the 2024 U.S. Democratic National Convention

2024-08-23

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This analysis highlights the 2024 Democratic National Convention’s impact on Internet traffic and security, with spikes in interest for sites related to Kamala Harris and the Democrats, as well as news sites, plus pre-convention attacks on political organizations....

Go wild: Wildcard support in Rules and a new open-source wildcard crate

2024-08-22

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We’re excited to announce wildcard support across our Ruleset Engine-based products and our open-source wildcard crate in Rust. Configuring rules has never been easier, with powerful pattern matching enabling simple and flexible URL redirects and beyond for users on all plans....

NIST’s first post-quantum standards

2024-08-20

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NIST has published the first cryptographic standards for protecting against attacks from quantum computers. Learn what this means for you and your organization....

Summer 2024 weather report: Cloudflare with a chance of Intern-ets

2024-08-19

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This summer, Cloudflare welcomed approximately 60 interns from all around the globe, on a mission to #HelpBuildABetterInternet. Join us as we dive into what we were able to accomplish and our experiences!...

A wild week in phishing, and what it means for you

2024-08-16

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From the U.S. elections and geopolitical conflict to tens of millions in corporate dollars lost, phishing remains the root cause of cyber damages. Learn why a comprehensive solution is the best way to stay protected....

Simplify cloud routing and object storage configurations with Cloud Connector

2024-08-16

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Meet Cloud Connector — a new free product to simplify your cloud routing and object storage configurations. Say goodbye to frustrating Host Header workarounds and hello to protecting your assets, accelerating applications, and routing your traffic between multiple cloud providers seamlessly...

Introducing high-definition portrait video support for Cloudflare Stream

2024-08-16

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Cloudflare Stream is an end-to-end solution for video encoding, storage, delivery, and playback, focused on simplifying all aspects of video for developers. Newly uploaded or ingested portrait videos will now automatically be processed in full HD quality...

Paris 2024 Olympics recap: Internet trends, cyber threats, and popular moments

2024-08-14

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As the Paris 2024 Olympics ended, our analysis shows the event’s impact on the Internet in France and other countries at different moments, its effect on specific web properties, and a spike in cyber threats and emails related to Simone Biles and others....

Introducing HTTP request traffic insights on Cloudflare Radar

2024-08-13

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The traffic graphs on Cloudflare Radar have been enhanced to include HTTP request traffic. This new metric complements the existing bytes-based “HTTP traffic” view, and the new graphs can be found on Radar’s Overview and Traffic pages....

Rising together: honoring Cloudflare’s outstanding partners

2024-08-12

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Cloudflare’s success is fueled by exceptional partnerships. Our PowerUP program empowers these collaborations, driving innovation, profitability, and growth. We celebrate outstanding achievements with the Partner Awards. Let’s recognize the partners shaping our future...

Advancing Threat Intelligence: JA4 fingerprints and inter-request signals

2024-08-12

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Explore how Cloudflare's JA4 fingerprinting and inter-request signals provide robust and scalable insights for advanced web security and threat detection. ...

Introducing Automatic SSL/TLS: securing and simplifying origin connectivity

2024-08-08

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This new Automatic SSL/TLS setting will maximize and simplify the encryption modes Cloudflare uses to communicate with origin servers by using the SSL/TLS Recommender....