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  • Top-Rated CDN Security for Video Playback

    Natalie Griffeth

    Learn how CDNs secure video playback with encryption, token authentication, DRM support, DDoS protection, and bot mitigation

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  • Top Akamai Alternatives and Competitors

    Natalie Griffeth

    Compare top Akamai alternatives and competitors, including Fastly, Cloudflare, AWS CloudFront, and Google Cloud CDN

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  • Top CDN Solutions for Viral Content Distribution

    Natalie Griffeth

    Discover the best CDN solutions for viral content distribution. Compare Fastly, Cloudflare, and more for performance, and security during traffic spikes.

  • Best content delivery networks for bot management

    Natalie Griffeth

    Compare the best content delivery networks for bot management. Learn how CDNs stop bad bots at the edge using behavioral analysis, ML, and real-time controls.

    CDN & Delivery

  • Best DDoS Mitigation Providers - 2025/2026

    Natalie Griffeth

    Discover the best DDoS mitigation providers of 2025–2026 with in-depth comparisons on capacity, automation, visibility, and integration.

  • Best API Security Testing Tools and Checklist for 2026

    Natalie Griffeth

    Explore the best API security testing tools, a practical checklist, common testing methods, and how leading platforms protect APIs from modern attacks.

  • Vibe Shift? Senior Developers Ship nearly 2.5x more AI Code than Junior Counterparts

    Alina Lehtinen-Vela

    Fastly’s survey shows senior developers trust gen AI tools enough to ship 2.5x more AI code, while juniors stick to traditional coding and caution.

    Industry insights
    Engineering

  • Fastly DDoS Protection wins SiliconANGLE TechForward Cloud Security Award

    David King

    Fastly DDoS Protection wins SiliconANGLE TechForward Cloud Security Award after rigorous analysis by 32 industry peers.

    Security
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  • Why Paying Copyright Holders for AI Training is Essential

    Simon Wistow, John Agger

    AI and creator rights don’t need to clash. A fair, consent-based model can drive innovation without exploiting creative work.

    Industry insights

  • AI Bots in Q2 2025: Trends from Fastly's Threat Insights Report

    Matthew Mathur, David King, + 1 more

    Fastly's Q2 2025 Threat Insights Report uncovers how Meta, OpenAI, and others are shaping web traffic and what organizations need to do to stay in control.

    Security
    Industry insights

  • The Truth About Blocking AI, And How Publishers Can Still Win

    Simon Wistow

    Many AI crawlers aren’t following the rules, and robots.txt can’t stop them. Blocking Google’s AI means killing your SEO, but publishers aren’t completely out of options. Edge control is becoming their last real defense.

    Security
    Industry insights

  • DDoS in July

    Liam Mayron, David King

    July 2025 DDoS attack trends: Fastly's report reveals infrequent but massive enterprise attacks & insights on attack volume, industries targeted, and company size.

    Security
    Industry insights

  • Best Bot Management Solutions 2025 - 2026

    Natalie Griffeth

    Discover the top bot management solutions for stopping scraping, credential stuffing, API abuse and AI-driven bot attacks.

  • Best WAF Solutions - 2025/2026

    Natalie Griffeth

    Discover the best WAF solutions for 2026. Compare Fastly, Cloudflare, Akamai, Imperva, F5, Fortinet and more for web app, API and microservice protection.

  • Bot Protection: Guide to bots, bot attack types and how to stop them

    Natalie Griffeth

    Learn how bot protection works, the difference between good and bad bots, common bot attack types and the best methods to stop malicious bots.

  • Request Collapsing Demystified

    Stephen Crim

    Boost website performance with request collapsing! Learn how it improves efficiency, reduces origin load, and optimizes caching for a snappy user experience.

    Performance
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  • Maximizing Compute Performance with Log Explorer & Insights

    Namit Shivaram

    Monitor and troubleshoot Fastly Compute services with Log Explorer & Insights. Gain granular insights, optimize performance, and debug faster for efficient applications.

    Compute
    + 2 more

  • Trust at Scale with Fastly Image Optimizer and C2PA

    James Sherry

    Fastly Image Optimizer now supports C2PA, enabling verifiable content authenticity. Combat misinformation and build trust with secure image provenance at scale.

    CDN & Delivery
    + 2 more

  • Demystifying Fastly’s Defense Against HTTP Desynchronization Attacks

    Brian Haberman, Sandra Escandor-O’Keefe, + 1 more

    Learn how Fastly's robust architecture and strict protocol parsing defend against HTTP desynchronization attacks, ensuring your web applications are secure.

    Security
    + 3 more

  • Fastest Sites Run on Fastly

    Leon Brocard

    Make your site 25%+ faster with Fastly’s programmable edge. See why the fastest media sites — from Vox.com to Business Insider — run on Fastly.

    Performance
    + 2 more