Cloudflare Expands Access to Zero Trust Platform – Giving Customers More Control and Visibility Across Their Network, Data, and Apps

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Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) has launched its Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) services as part of its Zero Trust platform. These tools enhance visibility and control over corporate SaaS applications, addressing increased security challenges faced by businesses using more cloud-based services. In the past 90 days, CASB has detected over five million cases of potential data oversharing. The integrated CASB and DLP services aim to protect sensitive data and prevent insider threats while ensuring quick deployment and minimal disruption to productivity.

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• Launch of CASB and DLP services enhances security for SaaS applications.
• Over five million instances of potential data oversharing detected in 90 days.
• Integrated services provide quick deployment and high visibility across corporate networks.
• Supports compliance by preventing data exfiltration and insider threats.

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API-driven cloud access security broker (CASB) and data loss prevention (DLP) services now generally available

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced that both its Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) services are now generally available as part of Cloudflare’s Zero Trust platform. Cloudflare CASB provides businesses visibility and control across their corporate SaaS applications to secure workplace tools, detect shadow IT, and control user access. Cloudflare DLP customers have increased protection and controls over data flowing across their network—detecting and preventing data exfiltration, scanning for Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and securing access to sensitive information. By combining Cloudflare CASB with the data controls provided by DLP, customers can easily achieve high levels of visibility across their entire organization without the complexities of legacy solutions.

“It’s more important than ever that CISOs have control over who can access specific applications or data. In the past 90 days, Cloudflare CASB has already helped early adopters detect more than five million instances of potential data oversharing and unapproved shadow IT, making sure these issues didn't turn into incidents for those organizations,” said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. “Legacy solutions often require clunky point solutions that slow networks and employees down. However, because Cloudflare’s CASB and DLP services are built directly into our Zero Trust platform and are part of our global network, we are able to not only protect critical data and applications but also accelerate network traffic as well.”

Many businesses are adopting more SaaS applications than ever before, driven by the need to operate more efficiently and collaboratively in a distributed or hybrid work environment. As a result of this shift, increasing amounts of sensitive data are stored in the cloud through email services, HR applications, and collaboration tools. This has increased the burden on security teams, who now have to monitor security across numerous applications and increases the risk of security incidents from misconfigured settings, incorrect access controls, or disgruntled employees. With CASB and DLP part of Cloudflare’s Zero Trust platform, organizations can easily secure their applications, data, and employees against the modern threat landscape without the complex integration costs or disrupting employee productivity like many legacy systems.

Cloudflare One provides a comprehensive Zero Trust SASE platform that is built natively into Cloudflare’s global network, spanning more than 275 cities in over 100 countries. This deeply integrated approach ensures a simple deployment in just a few clicks and lightning fast performance wherever users are. With Cloudflare’s API-driven CASB and DLP services available through Cloudflare One, organizations can now:

• Prevent data leaks, block insider threats, and avoid compliance violations: In just a few clicks, Cloudflare’s API-driven CASB gives IT and Security teams visibility across SaaS applications by detecting a variety of security issues, including misconfigurations and data security risks – all from a single dashboard.
• Identify and stop exfiltration of data: Cloudflare DLP protects customer information, preventing it from being exfiltrated from the corporate network.
• Detect Shadow IT across the corporate network: Cloudflare CASB helps customers identify unauthorized systems and services, allowing security teams to detect and mitigate previously unknown security risks.
• Deploy in minutes: Because both services are integrated into Cloudflare’s Zero Trust platform, Cloudflare DLP and CASB deploy easily and quickly, and simply integrate with other security tools.
• Automatically secure sensitive information: Businesses can identify traffic that has confidential information with a series of prebuilt patterns, including scanning for PII and financial information, and then easily secure it.
• Secure the entire network: Unlike traditional DLP point solutions which focus on specific areas, like email gateways, Cloudflare DLP runs across Cloudflare’s global network meaning it can secure data across entire corporate networks.
• Apply granular controls to any applications: Prevent employees from uploading or downloading sensitive data on a number of popular SaaS applications.

For more information on how to get started with Cloudflare CASB or DLP services check out the information below:

• Blog: Detect security issues in your SaaS apps with Cloudflare CASB
• Blog: Cloudflare Data Loss Prevention now Generally Available
• Zero Trust overview
• A Roadmap to Zero Trust Architecture

About Cloudflare

Cloudflare, Inc. (www.cloudflare.com / @cloudflare) is on a mission to help build a better Internet. Cloudflare’s suite of products protect and accelerate any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare have all web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures 2018 list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company in 2019. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Cloudflare has offices in Austin, TX, Champaign, IL, New York, NY, San Jose, CA, Seattle, WA, Washington, D.C., Toronto, Lisbon, London, Munich, Paris, Beijing, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “explore,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative of these words, or other similar terms or expressions that concern Cloudflare’s expectations, strategy, plans, or intentions. However, not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements expressed or implied in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the capabilities and effectiveness of Cloudflare’s Zero Trust, Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) services and Cloudflare’s other products and technology, the benefits to Cloudflare’s customers from using Cloudflare’s Zero Trust, CASB, and DLP services and Cloudflare’s other products and technology, the expected functionality and performance of Cloudflare’s Zero Trust, CASB, and DLP services and Cloudflare’s other products and technology, the timing of when any new features for Cloudflare’s Zero Trust, CASB, and DLP services or any of Cloudflare’s other products and technology will be generally available to all current and potential Cloudflare customers, Cloudflare’s technological development, future operations, growth, initiatives, or strategies, and comments made by Cloudflare’s CEO and others. Cloudflare’s actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to, risks detailed in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including Cloudflare’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 4, 2022, as well as other filings that Cloudflare may make from time to time with the SEC.

The forward-looking statements made in this press release relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. Cloudflare undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. Cloudflare may not actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in Cloudflare’s forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on Cloudflare’s forward-looking statements.

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Cloudflare, Inc.

Daniella Vallurupalli

Vice President, Head of Global Communications

press@cloudflare.com

Source: Cloudflare, Inc.

FAQ

What recent services has Cloudflare (NET) launched?

Cloudflare has launched its Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) services.

How many instances of data oversharing has Cloudflare detected?

Cloudflare's CASB has detected over five million instances of potential data oversharing in the past 90 days.

What benefits do CASB and DLP provide for businesses?

These services provide visibility and control over SaaS applications, prevent data exfiltration, and address insider threats.

How quickly can businesses deploy Cloudflare's new services?

Cloudflare's CASB and DLP services can be deployed in just a few clicks.

What is Cloudflare's Zero Trust platform?

Cloudflare's Zero Trust platform integrates security services to protect applications and data without disrupting productivity.