CloudFlare's I'm Under Attack Mode (IUAM) is elegantly simple. When a site is under an application layer (Layer 7) distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, the mode will return a challenge page to a visitor. The challenge requires the visitor's browser to answer a
Thoughts on Abuse
One of the behind the scenes topics we think about a lot at CloudFlare is how to handle abuse of our network. I realized that we hadn't exposed our thoughts on this clearly enough. In the next few days, we'll be making some minor updates to
CloudFlare & OpenDNS Work Together to Help the Web
Several years ago, some suspected cyber criminals on the Internet wrote a family of malware dubbed DNSChanger. About a year ago, law enforcement tracked down the suspected cyber criminals behind this malware, arrested them, and took over the servers they were using to redirect customers to rogue sites. As a
Breaking the Cycle of Malware
Google did something terrific yesterday. They began notifying users with a certain kind of malware running on their PCs that they had a problem and linked them to tools to help clean it up. While it is currently limited, we think this is an important step by Google. Notifying web
App #15 - GlobalSign HackAlert Malware Detection
Cloud-based detection Your website security comes in many layers, against many threats. But how do you know if your site has a problem? Once you know, how do you solve the problem, to protect your customers and your reputation? Today's CloudFlare App answers those questions. GlobalSign HackAlert is
App a Day #12 - StopTheHacker Malware Scanning
Health Monitoring for Websites CloudFlare provides security for your website. But multiple layers of protection are valuable, and malware is a category of nastiness that needs special attention, so we're happy to introduce a new offering to CloudFlare customers. This CloudFlare App, StopTheHacker, is an easy way to