Network Security

Cybersecurity faces a constant challenge: innovation from adversaries. The rise of offensive artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming attack strategies, making them harder to detect. Threat actors use large language models (LLMs) to hide code and generate malicious scripts on the fly. These attacks demonstrate unprecedented sophistication and expose the limitations of traditional defenses. In this new landscape, relying solely on Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is insufficient. Combining EDR with Network Detection and Response (NDR) has become essential to counter modern threats. ...

Cloudflare has shared details about a recent Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route leak incident that affected IPv6 traffic for 25 minutes. The incident caused significant congestion, packet loss, and the drop of approximately 12 Gbps of traffic, impacting external networks beyond Cloudflare’s direct customers. What is a BGP route leak? The BGP system is essential for routing data across different interconnected networks known as autonomous systems (AS). A BGP route leak occurs when an Autonomous System violates routing policies by incorrectly advertising routes learned from one peer or provider to another peer or provider. ...

Cloudflare content delivery network (CDN) has experienced a new outage that has affected numerous websites globally. The failure, which occurred shortly before 10 a.m., coincided with a scheduled maintenance operation at the company’s data center in Detroit. Affected Websites and Recurrence of Failures The service outage left dozens of popular platforms inaccessible, including: Social media and streaming platforms: LinkedIn, Crunchyroll. Financial services: Bankinter, Caixa Bank. Tools and work platforms: Vinted, Canva, Zoom. Games and AI: Fortnite, Claude AI. The Downdetector portal, used to monitor the status of online platforms, was also momentarily affected by the incident. ...