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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Host João Tomé welcomes Alissa Starzak, Global Head of Policy at Cloudflare, to discuss Internet regulation, election security and policy challenges. Alissa reflects on her career spanning the CIA, U.S. Army, and Cloudflare, exploring topics like the fragmentation of the Internet into ‘several Internets,’ the complexities of global elections and the influence of AI. She and João also celebrate the 10th anniversary of Cloudflare’s Project Galileo, highlighting its role in safeguarding vulnerable communities, independent journalism and high-risk organizations across the globe.

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• Protecting vulnerable communities for 10 years with Project Galileo 
• European Union elections 2024: securing democratic processes in light of new threats 
• Check out Project Athenian at cloudflare.com/athenian 
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This week, we present an episode on elections from an Internet and cybersecurity perspective, given that 2024 has been considered the “year of elections.” Over 70 national elections took place, impacting more than half of the world’s population.

Host João Tomé is joined by Alissa Starzak, our Deputy CLO and Global Head of Policy, and Jocelyn Woolbright from Public Policy. Together, they discuss Cloudflare’s various Impact initiatives and how these were utilized during the 2024 elections, particularly in the United States.

We explore how Cloudflare assembled a tiger team for the US elections and addressed the unique needs and challenges at the county, state, and national levels, including those of political campaigns. Additionally, we examine Internet and threat trends related not only to the US but also to Europe and other regions.

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Join host João Tomé and Cloudflare CTO John Graham-Cumming for a deep dive into tech milestones and innovations. They’ll celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1974 TCP Paper, dissect Taylor Swift’s cutting-edge wristband tech and review technical highlights from Cloudflare, including Cloudflare Workers supporting Fortran code and new AI models like Meta Llama 3. Plus, listen as they get into Internet resilience amid submarine cable failures and bid farewell to the iconic messaging service ICQ after 28 years. It’s a tech-packed episode you definitely don’t want to miss.

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• Watch the TCP 50th Anniversary show 
• TCP - The Cloudflare blog 
• Controlling the Taylor Swift Eras Tour wristbands with Flipper Zero
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Host João Tomé welcomes two expert guests for an insightful discussion on tackling security challenges. Ranee Bray, Chief of Staff for Cloudflare’s Security Team, shares the behind-the-scenes story of managing Code Red—a 30-day initiative to strengthen, validate and remediate a critical security incident. Ranee details vulnerability management with robust teamwork for Internet security, rapid response and compliance. Then João and Ling Wu, Senior Director of Information Security and GRC, dive into compliance’s vital role, exploring recent advancements and challenges in governance, risk management and cybersecurity. Join in on this must-listen for security and compliance professionals!

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• Security Incident Response (Code Red) 
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In this episode, host João Tomé chats with Trey Guinn, Cloudflare’s Field Chief Technology Officer, about the latest DDoS attacks and global cybersecurity trends. Explore Cloudflare’s DDoS threat report, the critical role of certificates, emerging attack strategies and more. Trey also dives into the growing menace of QR phishing and introduces Foundation DNS, Cloudflare’s enterprise-grade authoritative DNS solution. Stay ahead of evolving threats with expert insights from this engaging conversation.

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Join host João Tomé and Emily Hancock, Cloudflare’s Chief Privacy Officer, as they explore the critical importance of privacy in today’s Internet age. This episode dives into what enterprise companies and everyday Internet users need to know about data privacy, Cloudflare’s innovative approach to it and how security and privacy intersect. You’ll discover insights on evolving AI regulations, data localization challenges and international data transfers — for anyone navigating the complexities of the digital world, don’t miss this informative exchange. 

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• theNET presents Privacy-first security 
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