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Security — Introducing Cloudflare Security Center

Introducing Cloudflare Security Center

We're launching Security Center, making attack surface management actionable and accessible, built on Cloudflare’s unique visibility into Internet activity and expertise on security best practices.

MMalavikaMalavika·December 9, 2021Security
Security — Magic Firewall gets Smarter

Magic Firewall gets Smarter

To improve security, we’re adding threat intel integration and geo-blocking. For visibility, we’re packet captures at the edge, a way to see packets arrive at the edge in near real-time.

CCloudflare·December 9, 2021Security
Engineering — Introducing stack graphs

Introducing stack graphs

Precise code navigation is powered by stack graphs, a new open source framework that lets you define the name binding rules for a programming language.

DCDouglas CreagerDouglas Creager·December 9, 2021Engineering
Design & UX — Free Christmas Icon Sets And Vector Elements — Smashing Magazine

Free Christmas Icon Sets And Vector Elements — Smashing Magazine

Everybody loves a nice freebie, right? To get you in the mood for the upcoming holidays, we collected some winter- and holiday-themed icon sets and vector elements that you can use in your projects for free. All icons and design elements in this collection can be downloaded for free. And, psst, they are perfect if you’re in need for some last-minute Christmas cards, gift tags, or wrapping paper, t

CMCosima MielkeCosima Mielke·December 9, 2021Design & UX
Performance — Why Cloudflare Bought Zaraz

Why Cloudflare Bought Zaraz

Today we're excited to announce that Cloudflare has acquired Zaraz. The Zaraz value proposition aligns with Cloudflare's mission. They aim to make the web more secure, more reliable, and faster. And they built their solution on Cloudflare Workers.

MPMatthew Prince, John Graham CummingMatthew Prince, John Graham Cumming·December 8, 2021Performance
Security — Guest Blog: k8s tunnels with Kudelski Security

Guest Blog: k8s tunnels with Kudelski Security

At Kudelski Security, we've been working on implementing our Zero Trust strategy for the last two years. In many aspects, it's been an incredible journey, and although we're not quite finished yet, we're excited by the progress made so far with Cloudflare.

CCloudflare·December 8, 2021Security
Engineering — Page Shield is generally available

Page Shield is generally available

To help identify and mitigate supply chain attacks in the context of web applications, today we are launching Page Shield in General Availability (GA).

MTMichael TremanteMichael Tremante·December 8, 2021Engineering
Networking — Zero Trust Private Networking Rules

Zero Trust Private Networking Rules

Earlier this year, we announced the ability to build a private network on Cloudflare’s network with identity-driven access controls. We’re excited to share that you will soon be able to extend that control to sessions and login intervals as well.

KKennyKenny·December 8, 2021Networking
Engineering — Learn From Remix

Learn From Remix

I’ve built websites that are used by millions of people all over the world. I’ve made more mistakes than I care to count and I’ve had to deal with the

KCKent C. DoddsKent C. Dodds·December 8, 2021Engineering
Performance — Improving GitHub code search

Improving GitHub code search

Today, we are rolling out a technology preview for GitHub code search, the next iteration for search, discovery, and navigation on GitHub.

PAPavel AvgustinovPavel Avgustinov·December 8, 2021Performance
Security — Store your Cloudflare logs on R2

Store your Cloudflare logs on R2

We're excited to announce that customers will soon be able to store their Cloudflare logs on Cloudflare R2 storage. Storing your logs on Cloudflare will give CIOs and Security Teams an opportunity to consolidate their infrastructure; creating simplicity, savings and additional security.

TTanushreeTanushree·December 7, 2021Security
Frontend — Spicy Sections

Spicy Sections

What if HTML had "tabs"? That would be cool, says I. Dave has been spending some of his time and energy, along with a group of "Tabvengers" from OpenUI, on

CCChris Coyier·December 7, 2021Frontend