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  • TLS: More secure; always fast

    Emmanuel Thompson

    This post details the journey of improving the security of TLS private keys and improving the performance and efficiency of TLS handshakes along the way.

    Privacy
    + 4 more
  • PCI DSS v 4.0 Everything to know before Mar 31, 2024

    David King

    The PCI Security Standards Council announced Version 4.0, the latest iteration forces nearly every organization to update policies, procedures, and more.

    Security
    + 2 more
  • A new level of security called for by the White House and Office of the National Cyber Director

    Anil Dash, Luke Wagner

    The White House and Office of the National Cyber Director called for the adoption of memory safe languages, and we see a way for existing code be more memory safe as well.

    Security
    + 4 more
  • How to Protect Against Credential Stuffing

    Arun Kumar, Fastly Security Research Team

    In this post, we will discuss a low latency approach to detect these attacks by co-locating the password hashes in a KV Store, along with Compute on Fastly’s edge.

    Compute
    + 3 more
  • Threshold blocking best practices

    Sina Siar, David King

    Learn threshold blocking best practices and how it increases your WAF confidence so you can get into blocking mode faster.

    Security
  • BoringSSL to make TLS more secure

    Roberto Guimaraes, Wayne Thayer

    Replacing OpenSSL with BoringSSL was to reduce the frequency of CVE response and improve the security of our TLS termination system for our customers.

    Security
    + 4 more
  • Cyber 5 Threat Insights

    Simran Khalsa, Charlie Bricknell, + 1 more

    To gain a broader understanding of the threat landscape during "Cyber 5" weekend, we analyzed attack activities with a particular focus on commerce sites.

    Industry insights
    + 2 more
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  • The evolution of blocking

    David King, Sina Siar

    Flexibility is required for confident blocking decisions that impact as little legitimate traffic as possible. Learn more about the evolution of blocking.

    Security
    + 2 more
  • WAF Simulator: Transforming DevSecOps Workflows

    Fastly Security Research Team, Simran Khalsa

    We're excited to announce Fastly's new WAF Simulator, which simplifies the testing process and provides the following key benefits.

    DevOps
    + 2 more
  • Patch that Vuln! Identify, Triage, and Qualify CVEs

    Fastly Security Research Team, Simran Khalsa

    Vulnerabilities are an unfortunate inevitability. However, when using a WAF there are options for your security teams while waiting for a patch.

    Security
    + 2 more
  • A guide to protecting your data during the holidays

    Ashley Hurwitz

    Check out this collected guide on cybersecurity best practices to survive the holiday season with Fastly's Next-Gen WAF.

    Product
    + 3 more
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  • 8 recommendations to prep for Black Friday weekend with the Next-Gen WAF

    Farzam Ebadypour

    Downtime during peak shopping seasons can be detrimental to businesses, but with Fastly's Next-Gen WAF you can set yourself up for success.

    Product
    Security
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  • How Fastly Protects its customers from Massive DDoS threats including the novel Rapid Reset attack

    Frederik Deweerdt, Marcus Barczak, + 2 more

    The Rapid Reset DDoS attack did not affect Fastly traffic because we can automatically detect and defend against attacks that others can’t.

    Engineering
    + 3 more
  • Thriving amidst chaos: Managed security tips for Black Friday weekend

    Liam Mayron, David King, + 1 more

    Struggling with the chaos of the Black Friday weekend? A Managed Security Provider can alleviate a lot of the stress that comes with the busy shopping season.

    Security
    Performance
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  • Preventing Gift Card Fraud with the Next-Gen WAF

    Aneel Dadani

    Gift card scamming has become a problem at the scale of hundreds of millions of dollars per year, but it’s not just something for consumers to worry about.

    Security
    Product
  • Stronger security with a unified CDN and WAF

    Brix Gomez, Mary Joseph

    As you prepare for the Black Friday shopping weekend, we can help to increase your security posture with the Fastly suite of products.

    Security
    Product
  • Firefox and Fastly take another step toward a privacy upgrade for the internet

    Jana Iyengar

    Fastly and Mozilla are taking another important step toward a more secure and private internet with Firefox’s adoption of Fastly as an Oblivious HTTP (OHTTP).

    Company news
    + 3 more
  • Better ecommerce experiences built on Fastly

    Ashley Hurwitz

    As an ecommerce business, your customers expect secure, speedy, and seamless shopping experiences. Learn how Fastly can help you with these customer stories.

    Customers
    + 3 more
  • CVE-2023-30534: Insecure Deserialization in Cacti prior to 1.2.25

    Fastly Security Research Team, Matthew Mathur

    We have discovered two instances of insecure deserialization in Cacti versions prior to 1.2.25, tracked as CVE-2023-30534.

    Security
  • Surface and protect authentication endpoints with Login Discovery

    Brooks Cunningham, Fastly Enterprise Solution Architects

    As organizations scale, there is a potential for threats to creep in via an increase in application management and beyond. Learn how Fastly can help you avoid these challenges.

    Security
    Compute