Cloudflare named a leader in Web Application Firewall Solutions in 2025 Forrester report

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This post announces Cloudflare's recognition as a Leader in the 2025 Forrester Wave™ for Web Application Firewall Solutions. It highlights the evolution of Cloudflare's WAF from its introduction in 2013 to a comprehensive Application Security platform. Key advancements mentioned include the integration of WAF, bot mitigation, API security, client-side protection, and DDoS mitigation on a unified engine, leveraging AI/ML for threat detection. The post also emphasizes the platform's ease of use, Infrastructure as Code support, and an AI agent for rule creation and analytics. It details top-ranked criteria such as detection models, Layer 7 DDoS protection, rule creation, management UI, product security, IaC support, and innovation.