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After years as a journalist covering technology, cinema, sports (soccer/football), and mobility (including hosting a TV show about it), I’m now telling data-driven and other stories at Cloudflare.
2024-04-14
On April 13, 2024, Iran launched a retaliatory attack on Israel. We examined its potential impact on Internet traffic and attacks. While there were some shifts in traffic, we haven't observed any large-scale cyberattacks on Israeli domains protected by Cloudflare....
2024-04-09
Cloudflare’s data shows a clear impact on Internet traffic from Mexico to the US, and Canada, following the path of totality of the total solar eclipse that occurred on April 8, 2024 ...
2024-03-26
In this 2023-early 2024 email analysis, we examine how certain generic Top-Level Domains (TLDs) are primarily used for spam and phishing, and their evolution over a year. There are many trends in email threats to examine...
2024-03-14
Internet connectivity in several African countries was disrupted on March 14, 2024, beginning at approximately 05:00 UTC. Based on published reports and social media posts from impacted network providers, the disruption is believed to be due to multiple undersea cable failures in the region...
2023-12-12
Building on similar reports we’ve done over the past two years, we have compiled a ranking of the top Internet properties of 2023...
2023-11-28
How significant are Cyber Week days on the Internet? Is it a global phenomenon? Does e-commerce interest peak on Black Friday or Cyber Monday, and are attacks increasing during this time? These questions are important to retailers and stakeholders around the world. ...
2023-11-24
Offline for turkey time: Which US states logged off on Thanksgiving Day? Is there a difference between coastal and central states? Do hackers take a Thanksgiving break? Are food delivery services gaining or losing traffic? We answer those questions and more...
2023-10-09
On Saturday, October 7, 2023, attacks from the Palestinian group Hamas launched from the Gaza Strip against the south of Israel started a new conflict in the region. Cloudflare's data shows that Internet traffic was impacted in different ways...
2023-09-22
Cloudflare has owned exmaple.com for a few years now, but don’t confuse it with example.com! example.com is a reserved domain name set by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), under the direction of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)...
2023-08-31
In this reading list, we want to highlight some of the new additions to Radar, as well as some of the Internet disruptions and trends we’ve observed and published posts about during this year...
2023-08-21
Here is a reading list with 2023 trends, what you need to know about attacks, and a guide on how to stay protected using Cloudflare...
2023-05-10
As the coronation ceremony unfolded, on Saturday morning, May 6, 2023, there were clear spikes and dips in traffic, each coinciding with key moments of the ceremony...
2023-05-02
On Saturday, April 15, 2023, an armed conflict between rival factions of the military government of Sudan began. Cloudflare observed a disruption in Internet traffic on that Saturday, starting at 08:00 UTC, which deepened on Sunday...
2023-04-19
How Easter (including Orthodox Easter), Passover & Ramadan affected 2023 Internet traffic...
2023-03-13
Phishing attacks come in all sorts of ways to fool people. Email is definitely the most common, but there are others. Following up on our "Top 50 Most Impersonated Brands in Phishing Attacks" post, here are some tips to help you catch these scams before you fall for them....
2023-02-23
This blog post reports on Internet insights during an historical war in Europe that has been seen and shared online, and discusses how Ukraine's Internet remained resilient in spite of dozens of disruptions in three different stages of the conflict....
2023-02-13
We look at who the biggest winners were among Super Bowl advertisers, and examine traffic trends for food delivery services, social media, and sports and betting sites. We also review city and state-level traffic trends, as well as related email threat volume in the weeks ahead of the game...
2022-12-22
We’re excited to present the Cloudflare Radar 2022 Year In Review, featuring interactive charts, graphs, and maps you can use to explore what changed on the Internet throughout this past year...
2022-11-25
Yesterday, November 24, 2022, was Thanksgiving Day in the US. Last year, we saw how the US paused shopping (and browsing) for Thanksgiving. So, how was it this year?...
2022-11-03
What happens to the Internet traffic of a country when an important election happens. In Brazil, the first round of the Presidential elections brought a 10% decrease in Internet traffic, but the runoff on Sunday had a bigger: 21% drop...
