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We tested our own WAF with frontier AI models. Here’s what we found (Cloudflare)
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Cloudflare pointed frontier models at its own web application firewall in an authorized staging environment, adapting each request to what got blocked or passed. Six attack categories in, it found detection gaps worth fixing.
In plain words
- Cloudflare used artificial intelligence to test software that protects websites from attacks.
- The tester changed each attack attempt based on whether the protection blocked it or let it through.
- Cloudflare tried six kinds of attacks in a test setting where it had permission.
- The findings gave Cloudflare specific weaknesses to fix in the protection it provides for websites.
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Sep 30, 2026 · in the sections
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