{"id":828203,"date":"2025-03-20T16:03:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/cloudflare-named-a-leader-in-web-application-firewall-solutions-by-industry-research-firm\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T16:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:03:13","slug":"cloudflare-named-a-leader-in-web-application-firewall-solutions-by-industry-research-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/cloudflare-named-a-leader-in-web-application-firewall-solutions-by-industry-research-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloudflare Named a Leader in Web Application Firewall Solutions by Industry Research Firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwlistdisc { list-style-type: disc }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Cloudflare Named a Leader in Web Application Firewall Solutions by Industry Research Firm<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><i>Cloudflare receives highest score among all WAF providers in current offering category<\/i><\/p>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cloudflare.com%2F&amp;esheet=54226472&amp;newsitemid=20250320840490&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Cloudflare%2C+Inc.&amp;index=1&amp;md5=3ab989d64149d3eceb610c9031facecd\">Cloudflare, Inc.<\/a> (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud company, has been named by Forrester Research, Inc. as a Leader in <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cloudflare.com%2Flp%2Fforrester-wave-waf-2025%2F&amp;esheet=54226472&amp;newsitemid=20250320840490&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=The+Forrester+Wave%26%238482%3B%3A+Web+Application+Firewall+Solutions%2C+Q1+2025+report&amp;index=2&amp;md5=5f01fdb738e255e66c1ad9cf93d46e5a\">The Forrester Wave\u2122: Web Application Firewall Solutions, Q1 2025 report<\/a>. Cloudflare\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cloudflare.com%2Fapplication-services%2Fproducts%2Fwaf%2F&amp;esheet=54226472&amp;newsitemid=20250320840490&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Web+Application+Firewall+%28WAF%29&amp;index=3&amp;md5=8dcebd2af7cfade83282f20d3a4d833b\">Web Application Firewall (WAF)<\/a> received the highest possible score in 15 out of 22 criteria including Innovation, Detection models, Product security, Partner ecosystem and more.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cSince our founding, Cloudflare\u2019s WAF has been a cornerstone offering for millions of customers who depend on us to buy valuable time to patch their systems before hackers can find and exploit vulnerable applications,\u201d said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO, Cloudflare. \u201cWe&#8217;re proud to be recognized as a Leader by Forrester in this space, further underscoring for us our continued investment and success in building the best platform for protecting APIs and application web traffic \u2014 unmatched by any competitor.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Forrester Wave\u2122: Web Application Firewall Solutions report notes that, \u201cCloudflare is a strong option for customers that want to manage an easy-to-use, unified web application protection platform that will continue to innovate.\u201d Additionally, the report notes that \u201cCloudflare stands out with features that help customers work more efficiently.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nCloudflare believes its placement as a leader underscores continued investment and innovation in solutions that help safeguard customers against an evolving threat landscape. Cloudflare\u2019s WAF uses unprecedented insights from <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cloudflare.com%2Fnetwork%2F&amp;esheet=54226472&amp;newsitemid=20250320840490&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Cloudflare%27s+global+network&amp;index=4&amp;md5=b7393c01340a30e6e3acc26340f6c5fd\">Cloudflare&#8217;s global network<\/a> \u2014 one of the largest in the world \u2014 to ensure that threat actors can\u2019t find and leverage vulnerabilities in web applications and APIs to wreak havoc.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nForrester evaluated 10 participating vendors based on 22 criteria across current offering, strategy, and customer feedback. To learn more, please check out the resources below:\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nBlog: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.cloudflare.com%2Fcloudflare-named-leader-waf-forrester-2025%2F&amp;esheet=54226472&amp;newsitemid=20250320840490&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Forrester+Recognizes+Cloudflare+as+a+Leader+in+WAF&amp;index=5&amp;md5=28611444c16a2b2d13a7e5b032979656\">Forrester Recognizes Cloudflare as a Leader in WAF<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\nAccess the report: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cloudflare.com%2Flp%2Fforrester-wave-waf-2025%2F%26sa%3DD%26source%3Ddocs%26ust%3D1742404645811506%26usg%3DAOvVaw0ko_Pga0ScFpYi8ZQy313C&amp;esheet=54226472&amp;newsitemid=20250320840490&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=The+Forrester+Wave%26%238482%3B%3A+Web+Application+Firewalls+Report&amp;index=6&amp;md5=6f597b3c66f6cc7cda5c4090cc53fae8\">The Forrester Wave\u2122: Web Application Firewalls Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cloudflare.com%2Fapplication-services%2Fproducts%2Fwaf%2F&amp;esheet=54226472&amp;newsitemid=20250320840490&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Cloudflare+Web+Application+Firewall&amp;index=7&amp;md5=3885451788290e373b44c5b409cdd866\">Cloudflare Web Application Firewall<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Forrester does not endorse any company, product, brand, or service included in its research publications and does not advise any person to select the products or services of any company or brand based on the ratings included in such publications. Information is based on the best available resources. Opinions reflect judgment at the time and are subject to change. For more information, read about Forrester\u2019s objectivity <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forrester.com%2Fabout-us%2Fobjectivity%2F&amp;esheet=54226472&amp;newsitemid=20250320840490&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=here&amp;index=8&amp;md5=0d4810b1955b90c1058065184d5d1e92\"><i>here<\/i><\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About Cloudflare<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nCloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the leading connectivity cloud company on a mission to help build a better Internet. It empowers organizations to make their employees, applications and networks faster and more secure everywhere, while reducing complexity and cost. Cloudflare\u2019s connectivity cloud delivers the most full-featured, unified platform of cloud-native products and developer tools, so any organization can gain the control they need to work, develop, and accelerate their business.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nPowered by one of the world\u2019s largest and most interconnected networks, Cloudflare blocks billions of threats online for its customers every day. It is trusted by millions of organizations \u2014 from the largest brands to entrepreneurs and small businesses to nonprofits, humanitarian groups, and governments across the globe.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nLearn more about Cloudflare\u2019s connectivity cloud at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fcloudflare.com%2Fconnectivity-cloud&amp;esheet=54226472&amp;newsitemid=20250320840490&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=cloudflare.com%2Fconnectivity-cloud&amp;index=9&amp;md5=de663ef036330ba187308e1f5422a732\">cloudflare.com\/connectivity-cloud<\/a>. 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In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201cexplore,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cintend,\u201d \u201ctarget,\u201d \u201cproject,\u201d \u201ccontemplate,\u201d \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201cpredict,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d or \u201ccontinue,\u201d or the negative of these words, or other similar terms or expressions that concern Cloudflare\u2019s expectations, strategy, plans, or intentions. However, not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. 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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 Cloudflare\u2019s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including Cloudflare\u2019s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 20, 2025, as well as other filings that Cloudflare may make from time to time with the SEC, as well as other filings that Cloudflare may make from time to time with the SEC.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe 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. 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