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A new level of security called for by the White House and Office of the National Cyber Director
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.
How to Protect Against Credential Stuffing
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.
Threshold blocking best practices
Learn threshold blocking best practices and how it increases your WAF confidence so you can get into blocking mode faster.
BoringSSL to make TLS more secure
Replacing OpenSSL with BoringSSL was to reduce the frequency of CVE response and improve the security of our TLS termination system for our customers.
Cyber 5 Threat Insights
To gain a broader understanding of the threat landscape during "Cyber 5" weekend, we analyzed attack activities with a particular focus on commerce sites.

The evolution of blocking
Flexibility is required for confident blocking decisions that impact as little legitimate traffic as possible. Learn more about the evolution of blocking.
WAF Simulator: Transforming DevSecOps Workflows
We're excited to announce Fastly's new WAF Simulator, which simplifies the testing process and provides the following key benefits.
Delivering a better WAF faster
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.
Patch that Vuln! Identify, Triage, and Qualify CVEs
Vulnerabilities are an unfortunate inevitability. However, when using a WAF there are options for your security teams while waiting for a patch.
A guide to protecting your data during the holidays
Check out this collected guide on cybersecurity best practices to survive the holiday season with Fastly's Next-Gen WAF.

8 recommendations to prep for Black Friday weekend with the Next-Gen WAF
Downtime during peak shopping seasons can be detrimental to businesses, but with Fastly's Next-Gen WAF you can set yourself up for success.

How Fastly Protects its customers from Massive DDoS threats including the novel Rapid Reset attack
The Rapid Reset DDoS attack did not affect Fastly traffic because we can automatically detect and defend against attacks that others can’t.
Thriving amidst chaos: Managed security tips for Black Friday weekend
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.

Preventing Gift Card Fraud with the Next-Gen WAF
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.
Stronger security with a unified CDN and WAF
As you prepare for the Black Friday shopping weekend, we can help to increase your security posture with the Fastly suite of products.
Firefox and Fastly take another step toward a privacy upgrade for the internet
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).
Better ecommerce experiences built on Fastly
As an ecommerce business, your customers expect secure, speedy, and seamless shopping experiences. Learn how Fastly can help you with these customer stories.
CVE-2023-30534: Insecure Deserialization in Cacti prior to 1.2.25
We have discovered two instances of insecure deserialization in Cacti versions prior to 1.2.25, tracked as CVE-2023-30534.
Surface and protect authentication endpoints with Login Discovery
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.
How we built a better TLS certification authority
Managing certificates can be a timely process but thanks to Fastly's CA, Certainly, it just got a lot simpler. Take a deep dive into how it came to be.