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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
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Fastly can teach you about the Wasm future in just 6 talks

Hannah Aubry

The future of the web is Wasm — here's why.

Industry insights
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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
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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
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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
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When it comes to delivering the first byte, nobody can beat Fastly

Lucas Olslund

Fastly is 29% faster than edgio when it comes to delivering the first byte. It’s representative of overall gains in LCP and performance.

Company news
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Try Fastly for free through AWS Marketplace

Mili Mathews

It’s now easier than ever to try Fastly CDN through the AWS Marketplace with a no-commitment free account.

Product
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Fastly Control Panel's new and improved billing data

Jonathan Speek, Gomathi Rajesh

The Fastly team has been working hard on improving the Fastly Control Page, including the new and improved billing and plan usage dashboards.

Customers
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Delivering a better WAF faster

David King, The Fastly Collective

Legacy WAFS can come with a lot of shortcomings, that's why when designing the Fastly Next-Gen WAF, we set out to enable users with these four key benefits.

Security
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Don’t just take our word for it — Forrester says that Fastly Compute is a “Leader”

Anil Dash

The report recognizes Fastly as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Edge Development Platforms, Q4 2023.

Company news
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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
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Meet the new Fastly Control Panel

Brian Clay, Jonathan Speek

We're excited to announce an all-new Fastly Control panel, revamped for an improved and simplified user experience.

Company news
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It's now easier than ever to write Fastly VCL

Dora Militaru, Leon Brocard

After last year's release of our Visual Studio Code extension, Fastly VCL, we have an exciting upgrade, to make it even easier.

DevOps
Engineering

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
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Preventing outages with resilient architectures

Laura Thomson, Inés Sombra, + 1 more

Fastly’s resilient architecture principles prevent outages, mitigate severity, and deliver on our availability promises without compromising performance.

Industry insights
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Fastly is faster at time to first byte. It makes a difference.

Lucas Olslund

Fastly is 43% faster to first byte (TTFB) than Akamai CDN, and 32% faster than other CDNs, and it’s representative of overall gains in LCP and performance.

Company news
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Kubernetes at the speed of Fastly

Hannah Aubry

Kubernetes, the open source container orchestrator, is synonymous with scaling in the cloud — so where do they go when they need to scale themselves? Fastly! Learn how we’re helping get Kubernetes binaries into the hands of developers all over the world, at the speed of Fastly.

Performance
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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
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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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