This Week in NET

Join host João Tomé and Cloudflare's CTO John Graham-Cumming for the final episode of "This Week in Net" in 2024, broadcasting from a rainy Lisbon, Portugal. The conversation reflects on Cloudflare's achievements throughout the year, including significant developments in Workers platform, AI capabilities, and hardware innovations.

The episode explores predictions for 2025, examining the intersection of AI and privacy, quantum-resistant encryption, and cybersecurity threats. John Graham-Cumming shares his perspective on how AI capabilities will become more seamlessly integrated into daily life.

Looking ahead to emerging technology trends, the discussion covers IoT devices, DDoS attacks, and zero trust architecture adoption. Cloudflare’s CTO offers insights into the tech industry's shift toward energy efficiency and reduced carbon footprints as AI computing demands continue to grow.

Join host João Tomé and Cloudflare’s Head of Hardware Engineering, Syona Sarma, for a discussion on Cloudflare’s latest Generation 12 hardware innovations, broadcast from the Lisbon office. As Cloudflare expands its global network across over 330 cities and 120 countries, explore how the company is evolving its hardware infrastructure to meet the demands of modern technology, particularly in the AI era.

This episode offers insights into Gen 12’s key features, including a 2x performance improvement and 60% better power efficiency compared to earlier generations. Learn how Cloudflare’s hardware engineering team is addressing the AI revolution through innovative thermal design, GPU integration for AI inference, and modular architecture for future adaptability. From testing in the Austin lab to global deployment, gain a closer look at how Cloudflare’s hardware is advancing the future of internet technology.

Explore the worldwide trends that shaped the Internet with Cloudflare Radar’s 2024 Internet Year in Review. Join Host João Tomé and Cloudflare Head of Data Insight, David Belson as they look at Internet trends and patterns across 2024.

We also discuss Robotcop and how content creators can prevent bots and crawlers from scraping their sites using a button in the AI Audit section of the Cloudflare dashboard.

Dive into the data yourself at the Cloudflare Radar Year in Review microsite

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Renowned cryptographer, public policy expert and security technologist Bruce Schneier joins João Tomé to explore the evolving Internet security landscape. Listen in as they discuss AI-related cybersecurity risks, the impact of emerging technologies on democracy and the balance between privacy and regulation. Bruce also delves into post-quantum cryptography and the future of Internet security, offering practical insights for navigating today’s digital challenges and the need for updated regulations.

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• Schneier on Security 
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From Cloudflare's San Francisco headquarters, João Tomé interviews Jenny Reich, a Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown Law Center on National Security and an expert in social media law. During the RSA Conference, Jenny shared her insights on the growing push for social media regulation, the roots of data breaches stemming from chat rooms, Section 230 and TikTok’s role as a Gen Z search engine. This insightful discussion highlights the intersection of misinformation, cybersecurity and journalism in today’s digital age.

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• Georgetown Law Center on National Security Report: Social Media: Canary in the Coal Mine 
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In this episode of This Week in NET, Simon Gibson, Principal Security Architect at Navy Federal Credit Union, joins João Tomé to address disinformation campaigns, emerging cyberattack trends and post-attack resiliency. Simon offers expert insights into AI-driven threats, ransomware and today’s global cybersecurity challenges, drawing on his extensive background in Internet infrastructure and information security. 

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This episode focuses entirely on why defeating patent trolls matters, featuring insights from João Tomé and Cloudflare legal experts Emily Terrell, Senior Legal Counsel, Litigation and Senior Director, Patrick Nemeroff. Listen in as they discuss the conclusion of the Sable patent troll trial, which forced Sable to relinquish its patents to the public and explore why patent trolls hinder innovation in the U.S. Plus, discover how Project Jengo is empowering others to fight back.

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• Patent Troll Sable Pays Up
• Project Jengo
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Cloudflare CEO and Co-founder Matthew Prince joins João Tomé to celebrate the origins of Cloudflare’s annual Birthday Week, recorded in their Lisbon office. They discuss how the event sparked a series of Innovation Weeks filled with exciting announcements, including AI-focused tools to protect content creators from scraping. On Cloudflare’s 14th birthday, listen in as Matthew shares reflections on the company mission and what building a better Internet means to him.

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• Start auditing and controlling the AI models accessing your content 
• Cloudflare’s 2024 Annual Founders Letter
• Cloudflare Birthday Week 2024 Hub 
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In this episode, Michelle Zatlyn, Cloudflare's co-founder, president and COO, discusses the impact of the Paris Olympics on Internet trends, traffic and cybersecurity threats. Reporting from her in-person Olympic experiences, Michelle and host João Tomé explore the global Internet footprint of the event, its effect on specific websites and the surge in cyber threats linked to celebrities and athletes like Simone Biles and others.

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• Paris 2024 Olympics recap: Internet trends, cyber threats, and popular moments 
• Summer 2024 weather report: Cloudflare with a chance of Intern-ets 
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In This Week in NET, Blake Darché, Head of Cloudforce One, joins João Tomé to discuss Cloudflare’s elite threat operations team and much more. This informative episode highlights the evolving landscape of global cybersecurity and the proactive defense measures safeguarding digital ecosystems, with deep dives into hot topics like emerging cybersecurity threats and the reality of AI-driven attacks. Plus, you’ll learn how Cloudforce One thwarted the Russia-aligned threat actor FlyingYeti from executing a phishing campaign targeting Ukraine.

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• Disrupting FlyingYeti's campaign targeting Ukraine 
• Cloudforce One - Unparalleled Threat Intelligence 
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