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Fastly Named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for WAAP
Liam MayronDirector of Core Infrastructure Product Management
Company newsSecurity+1
Fastly named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for WAAP. Learn how Fastly protects web apps and APIs with automated defense and low false positives.
Recent Blog PostAI Bot Cosplay
Recent Blog PostDefense Without Detours: Introducing Fastly Network Protect
Recent Blog PostThe Video Data Myth: Why AI Hasn't "Watched" the Internet Yet
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Govern, Protect, and Control Every Request with Fastly for AI
Scale your AI securely. Fastly for AI gives enterprise leaders complete visibility into model usage, real-time cost controls, and edge-based threat protection
Introducing Fastly’s AI Runtime Control: Why Your AI Strategy Needs a Control Plane
Discover Fastly’s AI Runtime Control. Gain real-time visibility, manage token spend, and govern enterprise AI usage securely at the edge.
Knowledge Is Power: Control AI Bot Scraping with Fastly Bot Management
Learn how Fastly Bot Management and ContentGuard help you strategically control AI scrapers and protect your cached content in the AI era.

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Fastly Named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for WAAPLiam Mayron
Fastly named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for WAAP. Learn how Fastly protects web apps and APIs with automated defense and low false positives.
Company newsSecurity+1
AI Bot CosplaySimran Khalsa, Fastly Security Research Team
In a single day over 6M requests posed as AI bots to probe for .env files, Git metadata, credentials and other private files. Unpack the threat of AI bot cosplay and learn how Fastly's WAF rules can block impostors.
AICustomers+4
Defense Without Detours: Introducing Fastly Network ProtectTin Zaw, David King
Discover Fastly Network Protect: scalable, hardwareless Layer 3 and 4 DDoS defense with unmatched global capacity, inline protection, and zero detours.
The Video Data Myth: Why AI Hasn't "Watched" the Internet YetJohn Agger
AI hasn't watched the internet yet – not due to speed, but token costs and a lack of video labels. Discover the real data bottleneck.
AIIndustry insights+1
High Performance by Default: Why Speed Shouldn't Be a Setup StepSarah Sang, Delen Trance
Discover how Fastly's Recommended Defaults automatically optimize performance with built-in compression, HTTP/3, and TLS so speed is never a setup step.
PerformancePlatform+1
Back to Basics: Insecure DeserializationMatthew Mathur, Lorraine Bellon, +1
Learn what insecure deserialization is, how attackers exploit it, and how to prevent attacks using secure coding best practices and the Fastly Next-Gen WAF.
SecurityProduct
Fastly Unveils AEDA: Autonomous Edge Security in Gemini EnterpriseBen Argov, Paul Dickens
Discover Fastly’s Autonomous Edge Defense Agent (AEDA) in Gemini Enterprise, designed to streamline incident response and slash MTTR.
AISecurity
Fastly's 2025 Sustainability Report: Running the Decarbonization MarathonEoghan Kelly
Fastly’s 2025 Sustainability Report: our renewable energy commitment delivered, Scope 3 emissions focus, and what’s ahead in our sustainability work.
AICompany news
Knowledge Is Power: Control AI Bot Scraping with Fastly Bot ManagementLorraine Bellon
Learn how Fastly Bot Management and ContentGuard help you strategically control AI scrapers and protect your cached content in the AI era.
AISecurity+1
Building Metered Streams with MPP and Fastly ComputeShaun Flagg
Learn how to build an MPP streaming demo on Fastly Compute comparing Stripe Shared Payment Tokens and native Tempo payment sessions for pay-as-you-go agent APIs.
AICompute+2
Introducing Fastly’s AI Runtime Control: Why Your AI Strategy Needs a Control PlaneJonathan Speek, Terri Allegretto
Discover Fastly’s AI Runtime Control. Gain real-time visibility, manage token spend, and govern enterprise AI usage securely at the edge.
AIDevOps+5
AI Feeling Out of Control? Govern, Protect, and Control Every Request with FastlyJoan Jenkins
Scale your AI securely. Fastly for AI gives enterprise leaders complete visibility into model usage, real-time cost controls, and edge-based threat protection
AICompute+2
Preventing Automated Security Decisions from Impacting Critical EventsDavid King, Tin Zaw
Learn how Fastly DDoS Protection's new Challenge action prevents false positives and keeps legitimate traffic flowing during critical events.
SecurityProduct
What is Style Smuggler (CVE-2026-75650)?Matthew Mathur, Fastly Security Research Team
CVE-2026-75650 (StyleSmuggler) is a critical SSTI being actively exploited in ecommerce platforms. Learn what it is and how Fastly customers can stay protected.
Security
The New DDoS Playbook: Lessons from Khan Academy, Yottaa, and MagnoliaJackie Gu, Ashley Hurwitz
Khan Academy, Yottaa, and Magnolia stop DDoS attacks with automation that reacts faster than any team could. See how Fastly protects them at scale.
SecurityCustomers
CMCDv2: Leveling Up Your Video Streaming TelemetryThom Shutt
Elevate your video streaming telemetry with CMCDv2. Discover how Request, Response, and Event modes offer deeper, full-stack insights into viewer performance.
CDN & DeliveryStreaming+1
Accelerate Migrations: Introducing Direct Fetch for Fastly Object StorageAdam Carter, Jesse von Doom
Accelerate your data migrations with Fastly's new Direct Fetch API for Object Storage. Transfer from S3-compatible sources directly, bypassing client limits.
CDN & DeliveryCompute+4
CVE-2026-82329: JFrog Artifactory Authentication Bypass Exploitation ActivitySimran Khalsa, Fastly Security Research Team
Attacks targeting JFrog Artifactory (CVE-2026-82329) exploded in 72 hours. Fastly threat intelligence breaks down the mass scanning surge—and how our virtual patch protects you today.