Blog
Security at Scale: Fastly announces intent to acquire Signal Sciences, the web application and API protection solution
Featured
See more
More stories
The state of QUIC and HTTP/3 2020
QUIC and HTTP/3 have entered the final stages of development at the IETF. Distinguished Engineer, Jana Iyengar, elaborates on the current state of the protocols, their deployment across the…
Deploying network error logging with Compute@Edge
We’ve been experimenting with Network Error Logging with Fastly Insights and discovered that processing the NEL reports is a great use case for Compute@Edge. In this post, we’ll look at our…
Security at Scale: Fastly announces intent to acquire Signal Sciences, the web application and API protection solution
Security has always been a part of Fastly’s DNA, not just within products, but in our vision of trust and safety as a modern platform. Today, we are pleased to announce that we have…
Hard-earned insights from a pair of secure DevOps pros
Fastly CISO Mike Johnson and Brave Software Senior DevOps Engineer Ben Kero share their practical advice for cementing more holistic security practices within your CI/CD pipeline.
Why “by developers, for developers” matters now more than ever
Developer-centricity is now a mission-critical philosophy for companies to embrace. And during COVID-19, we all know that the stakes have never been higher. We’ve seen that businesses that…
Why bigger isn’t always better when it comes to TLS key size
When it comes to the size of the encryption keys used in server certificates, bigger isn’t necessarily better. In this post, we explore why this is the case by examining the function of the…
4 characteristics of developer-friendly cloud security controls
If you’re evaluating web application security tools exclusively for their security requirements, you may be missing one of the most essential opportunities to successfully grow your secure…
Fastly’s security DNA: a look at our culture of safety, privacy, and trust
Fastly's heritage of security runs deep — far beyond our portfolio of web application and API security products. Our philosophy of developer empowerment, focus on community, and values…
The very short list of apps that shouldn’t be built at the edge
Progressive developers are increasingly using the edge of the network to power more performant and customized apps. With the use cases mounting, it seems there's very little that can't be…
First things first: six resources for building on Fastly
If you’re among our newest community members, we’d love to show you more of what Fastly has to offer. Once you’ve covered the basics of our getting started guide, check out the resources in…
State at the edge
With the introduction of Compute@Edge, Fastly provides a richer model for the CPU. WebAssembly, powered and secured by the Lucet compiler and runtime, unlocks essentially arbitrary code…
Cache-Control in the wild
The Cache-Control response header is one of HTTP’s more widely known header fields; it allows a site to control how caches handle their data in CDNs, browsers, and elsewhere. This post digs…
