Why we are acquiring Area 1

This post announces the acquisition of Area 1 Security, a company specializing in cloud-native email security. Area 1's technology uses machine learning models trained on nine years of threat intelligence data to identify and block phishing and other email-borne threats. Cloudflare plans to integrate this technology into its Zero Trust platform, aiming to provide a more complete security solution that combines network, web, and email threat intelligence. The company highlights its own use of Area 1's technology to significantly reduce reported phishing attempts.