Cloudflare works by sitting between your visitors and your web server, so that every request passes through Cloudflare’s network before it reaches you. That position lets it cache content close to users, filter malicious traffic, and absorb attacks before they…
Until recently, deciding whether to let artificial intelligence crawlers read your website was a philosophical question. As of September 2026 it is a configuration setting with a default — and for new domains on Cloudflare, that default now blocks two…
How do you configure Cloudflare WAF rules for real-world business protection? Five custom rule patterns, testing methodology, and common pitfalls.
Why Traditional Firewalls Are No Longer Enough For decades, most businesses operated on a simple security assumption: trust everything inside the network, block everything outside. Firewalls and VPNs were enough when employees worked in the office and data stayed on…
Cloudflare's inaugural 2026 Threat Report reveals AI-powered attacks, 31.4 Tbps DDoS records, and a critical shift from "breaking in" to "logging in." Here's what it means for your Australian business — and what to do about it.
Cloudflare's latest Speed Brain feature uses AI to pre-download the web pages that users are likely to click next, boosting your website loading speed by up to 45%, and in experiments, it can reach up to 75%!
While this report primarily focuses on 2025 Q1, it also includes late-breaking data from a hyper-volumetric DDoS campaign observed in April 2025, featuring some of the largest attacks ever publicly disclosed. In a historic surge of activity, we blocked the most…
Forrester Research has recognized Cloudflare as a Leader in its The Forrester Wave™: Web Application Firewall Solutions, Q1 2025 report. This market analysis helps security and risk professionals select the right solution for their needs. According to Forrester: “Cloudflare is a strong…