Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

In this week’s episode, we explore the realm of passwords, leaked passwords, two-factor authentication (2FA), and also AI generated captions for video. Host João Tomé is joined by Garrett Galow, Director of Product at Cloudflare, to discuss a recent blog post on how we help keep customers safe through leaked password notifications accessible via our dashboard. We also discuss the use of passwords in 2024, the importance of 2FA or multi-factor authentication like hardware keys, offer suggestions, and explore how passwords might become less common in the future.

Experience a deeper understanding of AI's transformative potential! Watch our exclusive video, 'Developing in the Age of AI,' featuring profound insights shared by Cloudflare’s Vice President of Developer Relations, Ricky Robinett. Explore the dynamic convergence of cybersecurity and AI efficacy. Share your details to unlock privileged access to this video, empowering you with the profound insights that shape the technological landscape.

You need to accelerate digital modernization to stay competitive, but complex tech stacks limit your modernization initiatives. Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud simplifies management and new tech adoption across networks, web apps, security, and development, making it easier to embrace a wide range of digital services.

In this video, we explain what a Content Delivery Network (CDN) is and how it works to improve your website’s performance. If you've ever experienced a slow website, you know how frustrating it can be for both you and your visitors. A slow website can lead to losing customers and lower rankings on search result pages. That's where a CDN comes in. A CDN improves your website's loading times by serving content from the server closest to your visitors. By caching content at various data centers, a CDN reduces the distance data must travel, leading to faster load times and lower bandwidth costs.

Explore the essential role of DNS (Domain Name System) in the internet ecosystem with this detailed video. Whether you're navigating the web or managing websites, understanding DNS is vital for optimizing website loading speeds and bolstering cybersecurity.. In this video, we cover: Whether you're a beginner curious about internet infrastructure or a tech enthusiast seeking deeper insights, join us as we unravel the mechanics of DNS. This video provides invaluable knowledge to empower you in navigating the digital world effectively.

In this week’s episode, we explore how Cloudflare handles application security, current trends, vulnerabilities, and future expectations. Host João Tomé is joined by Michael Tremante, Director of Product from our Application Security team. We discuss the evolution of application security and its increasing relevance today. We also go into specific use cases, covering firewall security, malware, supply chain risks, and the critical task of monitoring various vulnerabilities, including zero-day threats.

In this week’s episode, we have a segment about how we thwarted a threat campaign targeting Ukraine and explain what our team, Cloudforce One, does. Host João Tomé is joined by Blake Darché, Head of Cloudforce One. First, we discuss how Cloudforce One employed proactive defense measures to successfully prevent Russia-aligned threat actor FlyingYeti from launching their latest phishing campaign targeting Ukraine.

Alissa Starzak, Global Head of Policy at Cloudflare, about our Project Galileo that is celebrating 10 years. In June 2014, Cloudflare launched Project Galileo, a program which today provides security services, at no cost, to more than 2,600 independent journalists and nonprofit organizations around the world supporting human rights, democracy, and local communities.

In this week’s episode, we feature a segment all about policy, Internet regulation, and the 10th anniversary of our Project Galileo. Host João Tomé is joined by Alissa Starzak, Global Head of Policy at Cloudflare, to discuss policy and regulation in 2024. This conversation was recorded in early May 2024 in our San Francisco office. We begin with Alissa’s impressive background, from the private sector to the CIA, the US Army, and then Cloudflare.

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).