Deep Dive into Application Security: Understanding Firewalls, Malware, and APIs

Deep Dive into Application Security: Understanding Firewalls, Malware, and APIs

#ThisWeekinNET — Episode 66

In this week’s episode, we explore how Cloudflare handles application security, current trends, vulnerabilities, and future expectations.

03:00 Application security 101

04:30 Evolution of application security products

07:45 APIs relevance, use and security in 2024

08:37 Vulnerabilities protection

12:34 Supply chain risks

17:29 Malware in application security

20:15 Application security awareness by companies in 2024

22:57 Plug and play to get application security

26:35 The future of application security, and new challenges (AI and the rest)

Host João Tomé is joined by Michael Tremante, Director of Product from our Application Security team. We discuss the evolution of application security and its increasing relevance today. We also go into specific use cases, covering firewall security, malware, supply chain risks, and the critical task of monitoring various vulnerabilities, including zero-day threats.

Additionally, we analyze the growing importance of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), which serve as the essential plumbing that powers technology, now accounting for over half of the dynamic traffic on Cloudflare’s network.

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