March 27, 2025
Most people know Cloudflare from federal or commercial experience. They have been around since 2009, almost 20% of all websites use Cloudflare for web security services.
The listener’s question is simple: can one apply this commercial success to improving federal network security?
During today’s interview, Anish Patel from Cloudflare answered that question by directing his comments to Zero Trust, User experience, and automation.
Zero Trust is a federal initiative that cuts across civilian and military agencies. Cloudflare can assist by providing access to applications and data by verifying every user and device before granting access.
Because of their commercial success, Cloudflare realizes that an end-user experience can impact security at many levels. Simplifying the remote user experience will bolster security for everyone.
With today’s massive data increase and constant attacks, users can get alert fatigue and not be as responsive to threats as in an earlier age. During the interview, Anish Patel details how automation from Cloudflare can reduce the amount of vigilance needed by end users to accomplish network security goals.
If you liked this interview, you will like these two:
EP-230: How Senzing Strengthens Federal Cybersecurity with Smarter Entity Resolution
Why: Reinforces the cybersecurity theme with a focus on AI-powered solutions, complementing Cloudflare’s infrastructure play.
EP-229: How Identity Proofing Can Help Federal Agencies Combat Fraud and Cut Waste
Why: Ties in with trust and secure access—key components in network-level security.
