CISO Perspective: Q1 2025 Threat Insights Report

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• CISO Perspective: Q1 2025 Threat Insights Report

  Marshall Erwin

  Get CISO Marshall Erwin's take on Fastly's Q1 2025 threat report, including shifts in attacks on e-commerce, bot traffic trends, and supply chain risks.

  June 10, 2025

  Security

  Industry insights

  

• Smarter Security Operations: Embracing Detection-as-Code

  Simran Khalsa, Gary Harrison, + 1 more

  Modernize security with Detection-as-Code. Learn how to automate threat detection & response using DevSecOps & tools like Fastly's WAF Simulator.

  June 04, 2025

  DevOps

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• AppSec in Q1 2025: Trends from Fastly's Latest Report

  David King

  Fastly's Q1 2025 Threat Report: Key insights on web attacks, bot traffic, and how to defend your apps & APIs. Read the full report now.

  June 03, 2025

  Security

  + 2 more

  

• Fleet Efficiency Lessons from Scaling Live Events Sustainably

  Kip Compton

  Learn how Fastly boosted Super Bowl 2023 traffic by 46% with the same server fleet, improving performance, sustainability, and reducing carbon impact.

  June 02, 2025

  

• Tackling Real-Time Ad Personalization for Live Streaming at the Edge

  Alina Lehtinen-Vela

  Discover how Fastly helped a major North American broadcaster overlay customized ads on live streams—without adding latency.

  May 30, 2025

  CDN & Delivery

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• The Bot Battle: Balancing Security and User Experience

  Ashley Hurwitz

  Fight bots, not customers! Learn to balance security & user experience. Insights from Fastly & industry experts. Watch the webinar now!

  May 28, 2025

  Industry insights

  Security

  

• Over a decade later: The evolution of instant purge

  Tyler McMullen, Julien Benoist

  Explore the decade-long evolution of Fastly's instant purge technology. Learn about our decentralized approach, challenges faced, and innovations in scalability.

  May 27, 2025

  Performance

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• We should still teach coding

  Sue Smith

  We should still teach coding, AI can't replace the critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills that programming instills.

  May 27, 2025

  DevOps

  Engineering

  

• Building an actually secure MCP Server with Fastly Compute

  Kay Sawada

  Build a secure, scalable MCP Server with Fastly Compute. Learn to address vulnerabilities and ensure reliable performance for your LLM applications.

  May 23, 2025

  Compute

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• DDoS in April

  Liam Mayron, David King

  DDoS April 2025 report: US attacks surge. Get key insights, traffic trends, and actionable security guidance. Protect your apps now!

  May 22, 2025

  Security

  

• Using cURL to Test Origin Server Responses

  Matt Torrisi

  Curl, or cURL, is a utility that’s shipped by default on operating systems like MacOS and many Linux distributions that allows you to send an HTTP request to a URL and receive the result. In this post, we’ll walk you through how to use the tool to test an origin server’s response.

  May 20, 2025

  Engineering

  Performance

  

• Putting an end to CAPTCHA

  David King

  Eliminate frustrating CAPTCHAs and improve user experience with Fastly Bot Management. Learn how Fastly's Dynamic Challenges manage bots without disrupting real users.

  May 19, 2025

  Product

  Security

  

• Building vs Buying a CDN: Choosing the Right Global Network Infrastructure

  John Agger

  Should you build or buy a CDN? Learn the pros and cons of building vs. using CDN services for your global network infrastructure. Make the right choice for your business.

  May 13, 2025

  Performance

  + 2 more

  

• Security Without Speed Bumps: Why a WAF Simulator Transforms DevSecOps Workflows

  Daniel Corbett, Liam Mayron, + 1 more

  Learn about Fastly's WAF Simulator and how it transforms DevSecOps workflows by enabling integrated, continuous, and automated security testing.

  May 05, 2025

  DevOps

  + 2 more

  

• The Internet Is Physical, So Let’s Rethink Its Sustainability

  Eoghan Kelly

  Explore the environmental impact of the internet’s physical infrastructure and new approaches to sustainable digital growth.

  April 28, 2025

  Industry insights

  CDN & Delivery

  

• Global Streaming Trends: How Bundling Strategies Are Changing

  Tim Logan

  Key insights from Streaming Summit 2025: bundling, discovery, and monetization strategies in the evolving streaming landscape.

  April 24, 2025

  Industry insights

  CDN & Delivery

  

• Invisible Intruders – How Bots Sabotage Streaming Services

  Alina Lehtinen-Vela

  Learn how bots disrupt streaming services, causing outages and fraud, and what can be done to protect digital content and improve user experience.

  April 17, 2025

  Security

  Streaming

  

• Take Back Control: Make AI Bots Play by Your Rules

  Lorraine Bellon, Tracy Hinds

  Take back control of your content. Fastly AI Bot Management lets you manage AI bots, block unauthorized scraping, & protect your intellectual property.

  April 15, 2025

  Security

  Product

  

• The Economic Advantages of Fastly's Application Security Solutions

  David King

  Learn how Fastly's WAAP solutions boost conversions, increase productivity, and reduce costs. Read the Forrester TEI study for details.

  April 10, 2025

  Security

  Company news

  

• Detection to Mitigation: Ensuring Efficacy Against DDoS Attacks

  Liam Mayron, David King

  Fastly's DDoS Protection update, Attack Insights, offers detailed event and rule info to verify mitigation efficacy and boost application security.

  April 08, 2025

  Security

  Product