This post is also available in 한국어, 日本語, Português. The 2023 Cloudflare Radar Year in Review is our fourth annual review of Internet trends and patterns observed throughout the year at both a global and country/region level across a variety of metrics. Below, we present a summary of key findings, and then explore them in more detail in subsequent sections.
This year will probably be remembered for the revolution of ChatGPT (the website was visited by 1.7 billion users in October 2023, with 13.73% of growth compared to the previous month) and for the widespread adoption of generative AI technologies in our daily life.
As the holiday season approaches, so does the annual surge in online shopping and holiday package tracking. Unfortunately, this joyous time has also become a prime hunting ground for cybercriminals. In a concerning development, cybersecurity experts are sounding the alarm about a new weapon in the phishing attackers' arsenal: generative artificial intelligence (AI).
The security industry is at a critical juncture. Capturing the state of affairs is a recent report released by the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, or ISC2.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to significantly influence various facets of society, spanning healthcare, transportation, finance, and national security. Industry practitioners and citizens overall are actively considering and discussing the myriad ways AI could be employed or should be applied.