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Cloudflare recognized as a Visionary in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms

We are thrilled to announce that Cloudflare has been named a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platforms1 report. We view this evaluation as a significant recognition of our strategy to help connect and secure workspace security and coffee shop networking through our unique connectivity cloud approach. You can read more about our position in the report here.

Hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks skyrocket: Cloudflare's 2025 Q2 DDoS threat report

Welcome to the 22nd edition of the Cloudflare DDoS Threat Report. Published quarterly, this report offers a comprehensive analysis of the evolving threat landscape of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks based on data from the Cloudflare network. In this edition, we focus on the second quarter of 2025. June was the busiest month for DDoS attacks in 2025 Q2, accounting for nearly 38% of all observed activity.

Developing Security Leaders

Most security leaders don't suddenly become "strategic" the moment they get a new title. It's a skill developed through failures, feedback, and learning how to align your work with the business's goals. On this episode of The Connectivity Cloud Podcast, Olivier Busolini opens up about his own missteps, trying to contribute from inside the tech silo, then outside of it, and still feeling ineffective?

Elastic strengthens AI security integration with Microsoft Azure AI Foundry Model Catalog

Elastic partners with Microsoft to provide integration with the Azure AI Foundry Model Catalog. This collaboration significantly enhances the choices available to security analysts, providing access to a diverse array of powerful large language models (LLMs) that are native to the Azure cloud ecosystem. This partnership underscores Elastic's commitment to delivering cutting-edge cyber defenses for Microsoft Azure customers, using their existing cloud infrastructure and investments.

Elevating data security: Ingest data from an Azure Event Hub secured by Entra ID

If you’re just here for the practical example, skip ahead. Are you still relying on static connection strings or shared access signature (SAS) keys to protect your sensitive data streams in Azure Event Hubs? While convenient, these methods can introduce security vulnerabilities. This blog demonstrates a more secure and modern approach.

The Future of Content and AI: Pay per Crawl and What's Next

In this episode, host João Tomé is joined by Will Allen, Cloudflare’s VP of Product Management, to discuss Pay-Per-Crawl and our new permission-based model for AI bots. These updates, launched on Content Independence Day, aim to reshape how AI models access and reward content, shifting from opt-out to opt-in. They explore how AI Overviews are changing the old “traffic for content” model, and how Cloudflare is helping creators take control through tools like AI Audit. Plus: the future of trustworthy content, bot authentication, and the rise of a fairer content economy.

The Human Element of AI in IT: Upskilling, Security, and Strategic Problem Solving

Dive deep into the nuanced reality of AI's impact on Information Technology with JumpCloud's SVP of Product, Joel Rennich, and 9to5Mac's Bradley Chambers. Moving beyond the hype, this episode offers a forward-looking perspective on how AI is not merely a tool for automation but a catalyst for profound shifts in IT roles and responsibilities. Discover tangible gains like enhanced tier-one support deflection and accelerated product deployment, and explore how IT professionals are upskilling to tackle complex challenges, including writing scripts and automating functionality with AI assistance.

Data Control at the Edge Cloudflare & FedRAMP in Action

This exclusive webinar discovers how Cloudflare helps agencies stay secure and compliant. Cloudflare Data Localization Suite allows customers to leverage the resiliency, security and performance of the Cloudflare global anycast network while maintaining appropriate data residency controls. This session explores Cloudflare’s unique approach to FedRAMP compliance. Learn how FedRAMP authorized services from Cloudflare can help agencies and contractors enhance, secure and monitor both public and private applications whether hosted on-prem or in the cloud.