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  • Black Friday is Dead, Long Live Black Fridays: Cyber 5 Traffic Insights

    Robyn Bean, Alec Olslund

    Black Friday isn’t the traffic spike it used to be. Fastly’s data shows holiday demand now stretches across all of November. Here’s what Cyber 5 2025 really looked like.

    Security
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    Prepare for peaks
  • How React2Shell is evolving: Industries and regions targeted

    Kelly Shortridge

    Fastly is seeing sustained React2Shell attacks across all industries and regions. Learn what’s happening and the critical steps enterprises should take to patch vulnerable apps.

    Security
    Industry insights
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  • Why the Future of Streaming Lives at the Edge

    John Agger, Ashley Hurwitz

    The future of streaming lives at the edge. Explore how Fastly reduces latency, boosts performance, and unlocks sustainable content delivery for media companies.

    Edge network
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  • Outages, Attacks, and a Need for Resilience

    Austin Spires

    Cloud outages are a stark reminder of our digital economy's fragility. Learn how Fastly mitigated a major traffic failover and concurrent DDoS attacks with zero disruption.

    CDN & Delivery
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    Fastly's resilient architecture helps prevent outages and mitigate severity
  • Wikipedia Tells AI Companies to "Stop Scraping"

    Natalie Griffeth

    Wikipedia cracks down on AI scraping, citing server strain and lost traffic. See why publishers are fighting back and turning to bot management.

    Security
    Industry insights
  • DDoS in September

    Liam Mayron, David King, + 1 more

    Fastly's September 2025 DDoS report details modern application attacks. Get insights and guidance to strengthen your security initiatives.

    Security
    Industry insights
  • In AI We Trust? Increasing AI Adoption in AppSec Despite Limited Oversight

    Natalie Griffeth

    AI adoption in AppSec is soaring, yet oversight lags. Explore the paradox of trust vs. risk, false positives, and the future of AI in application security.

    Security
    Industry insights
  • The Tools Gap: Why Developers Struggle to Code Green

    Alina Lehtinen-Vela

    77% of developers want to code sustainably, but most lack the tools to measure impact. Fastly’s survey reveals the barriers and opportunities in green coding.

    Industry insights
    Engineering
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  • DDoS in August

    Liam Mayron, David King

    August 2025 DDoS attack trends: Hyperscale clouds are the source for 70% of attacks. Get insights on the latest application DDoS trends to strengthen security.

    Security
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  • CISO Perspective: Q2 2025 Threat Insights Report

    Marshall Erwin

    Explore Fastly's Q2 2025 Threat Report through our CISO, Marshall Erwin's eyes. Uncover bot traffic insights and key security practices.

    Security
    Industry insights
  • Vibe Shift? Senior Developers Ship nearly 2.5x more AI Code than Junior Counterparts

    Alina Lehtinen-Vela

    Fastly’s survey shows senior developers trust gen AI tools enough to ship 2.5x more AI code, while juniors stick to traditional coding and caution.

    Industry insights
    Engineering
  • Why Paying Copyright Holders for AI Training is Essential

    Simon Wistow, John Agger

    AI and creator rights don’t need to clash. A fair, consent-based model can drive innovation without exploiting creative work.

    Industry insights
  • AI Bots in Q2 2025: Trends from Fastly's Threat Insights Report

    Matthew Mathur, David King, + 1 more

    Fastly's Q2 2025 Threat Insights Report uncovers how Meta, OpenAI, and others are shaping web traffic and what organizations need to do to stay in control.

    Security
    Industry insights
  • The Truth About Blocking AI, And How Publishers Can Still Win

    Simon Wistow

    Many AI crawlers aren’t following the rules, and robots.txt can’t stop them. Blocking Google’s AI means killing your SEO, but publishers aren’t completely out of options. Edge control is becoming their last real defense.

    Security
    Industry insights
  • DDoS in July

    Liam Mayron, David King

    July 2025 DDoS attack trends: Fastly's report reveals infrequent but massive enterprise attacks & insights on attack volume, industries targeted, and company size.

    Security
    Industry insights
  • Fastly's Resilience to HTTP/1.1 Desynchronization Attacks

    Frederik Deweerdt, Kazuho Oku, + 2 more

    Discover why Fastly's architecture protects against HTTP/1.1 desynchronization attacks, unlike other CDNs. Protect your applications with Fastly's secure platform.

    Security
    + 4 more
  • DDoS in June

    Liam Mayron, David King

    June’s DDoS report reveals a 250B+ request attack on a High Tech provider and the rise of the Byline Banshee. Get key insights & actionable guidance.

    Security
    Industry insights
  • Fastly AppSec Survey: AI & Security in 2025

    David King, Natalie Griffeth

    Explore Fastly's 2025 AppSec survey on AI's impact, budget shifts, and security trends amidst economic changes. Get key insights now!

    Security
    Industry insights
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  • Can We Make AI Green? Big AI Sustainability Questions, Answered by Fastly’s Co-Founder

    Alina Lehtinen-Vela

    Can AI be green? Fastly’s Simon Wistow tackles big questions on AI sustainability, backed by original data from our 2025 AI Energy Pulse Check survey.

    CDN & Delivery
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  • AI Energy Pulse Check 2025: Insights from Nearly 500 Experts

    Alina Lehtinen-Vela

    Fastly’s 2025 AI Pulse Check reveals how sustainability and infrastructure leaders are tracking AI energy use, cutting redundant queries, and navigating the edge vs cloud debate.

    Industry insights