Cloudflare, Inc.

Cloudflare operates a global network that serves approximately 20% of the world's Internet properties, providing security, performance, and reliability services. The company offers a connectivity cloud platform that includes application services, network services, SASE and workspace security solutions, and a developer platform.

Their application security capabilities protect websites and web applications from threats including DDoS attacks, spam, and malicious actors.

The company's threat intelligence arm, Cloudforce One, leverages Cloudflare's extensive network visibility to detect, disrupt, and degrade threat actors. The platform processes 81 million HTTP requests per second and blocks approximately 234 billion attacks per quarter. Intelligence gathered from this network is automatically shared across Cloudflare's platform to protect millions of customers.

Cloudflare's security offerings include Zero Trust application access for securing employees and internal applications, corporate network security for offices and data centers, and web application firewall capabilities. The platform combines security functions with performance optimization through caching and traffic filtering.

The company serves customers ranging from individual websites to enterprises, offering free plans through to enterprise-grade solutions. Founded in 2009 and launched publicly in 2010, Cloudflare originated from Project Honey Pot, a system designed to track email spam and online threats.