Cloudflare Unveils Cloudflare for AI, a suite of tools to protect the full range of AI deployments for businesses of all sizes

Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), a leading connectivity cloud company, today announced Cloudflare for AI, a suite of tools that deliver visibility, security and control across AI applications from model creation to deployment and breach prevention. Cloudflare customers can now protect themselves from the most pressing threats facing AI models today, including employee misuse of tools, inappropriate commands or prompts, personally identifiable information (PII) leaks and other emerging vulnerabilities.

AI is rapidly transforming business processes, forcing organizations to aggressively develop and integrate new models into critical processes, spanning everything from how products are priced, how products are replenished, to how medical data is analyzed, and more. At the same time, AI models are more accessible than ever for organizations of all sizes, and can benefit from them without significant capital investment. As AI experimentation expands, so do new risks. Cybercriminals target AI applications, while security teams struggle to keep up with rapid innovation. Organizations that fail to securely deploy and use AI models are at risk of new forms of cyber threats that could compromise core operations and corporate data.

Over the next decade, AI strategies will shape organizations destinies. Innovators will succeed, and detractors will disappear, said Matthew Prince, Cloudflare co-founder and CEO. The mantra of Fast, Dare to Break has become a guiding principle for organizations to accelerate adoption of new models and experiment with AI to drive innovation. But theres often a disconnect between testing and security. Cloudflare for AI enables customers to move at scale in any direction, with the necessary safeguards to rapidly deploy and use AI. This approach addresses customers most pressing concerns without stopping innovation.

Cloudflare for AI helps organizations protect against a wide range of potential threats that can attack critical AI models, including:

Discover all AI applications in useboth authorized and unauthorized: Today, chief information security officers (CISOs) are responsible for securing AI deployments across an organizations entire network, but security teams often lack visibility into where AI is being used. With Firewall for AI, Cloudflare can now easily discover and automatically label all AI applications, enabling security teams to review and take necessary measures to keep deployments secure.

Oversee and manage AI usage by employees and teams: AI models are being leveraged by a wide range of organizationsfrom customer insights to pricing to automation and HRto teams across multiple industries. But once sensitive customer or business data has been exposed, it can be nearly impossible to effectively take control and protect that data. With Cloudflares AI Gateway configured, operators can gain visibility into AI apps across their organization, and the gateway can also glean insights into prompts and usage patterns. Prevent sensitive data leaks or spills by employees and users: The widespread and popular adoption of AI has led to the adoption of new tools to increase productivity and efficiency in their day-to-day work. While seemingly innocuous, leaking confidential company datasuch as internal company business strategies, customer data, or other internal documentsinto a chatbot can result in a data breach or legal repercussions. Organizations can now use Cloudflares Firewall for AI to identify sensitive data leaks, provide alerts and potentially intervene before further damage can occur.

Detect inappropriate, emotional, and topical prompts submitted by employees or users: Feeding inappropriate topics or prompts to AI models can result in the model displaying inaccurate and misleading output. Cloudflares AI Gateway integrates with Llama Guard to allow administrators to set rules to stop malicious prompts, helping maintain model integrity and align with intended use cases.

Develop powerful, scalable AI applications without compromising security: In todays competitive landscape, businesses need AI models that are easy to use, cost-effective, and secure. Cloudflare Workers AI is the most powerful AI application creation and deployment platform on the market. With GPUs distributed across 190+ cities worldwide, companies can efficiently deploy AI solutions close to users, no matter where they are in the world, with built-in security. AI applications are more resilient: AI applications, both built by vendors and developed internally, are increasingly targeted for attack and abuse by automated crawlers and malicious users. Cloudflares application security and performance features stop unwanted access and attacks on organizations most critical AI applications. Cloudflare also helps route, load balance, and optimize traffic across servers for increased reliability.


Many of todays leading AI companies use Cloudflares tools to generate real-time inferences, images, conversations, and more, all while ensuring that their models and data remain secure.

All products included in Cloudflare for AI are available now and can be found at https://www.cloudflare.com/lp/cloudflare-for-ai/. You can learn more in the resources below.

Blog: Cloudflare for AI: Supporting on-demand AI deployments with a security-first approach
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