Threat Insights Report
Stay ahead of AppSec threats with insights from Fastly's Security Research Team. With 5.5 trillion requests per month our 2024 Threat Insights Report offers a comprehensive analysis of the latest attack trends and techniques, designed to help security software managers enhance their defenses.
Learn about:
- The most critical application security threats affecting your industry.
- The latest methods used by threat actors.
- How collective intelligence enhances your defense methods.
- Strategies to improve your AppSec posture.
- Insights into the profile of bot traffic.
Download the report now to fortify your organization’s security and stay ahead of evolving threats!
Performance Ebook: Image Optimization
To compete on the internet, speed is critical. Users expect websites to load instantly, and sluggish performance can lead to high bounce rates and lost revenue. But fear not! Fastly is here to help you optimize your images, which make up a huge part of your web page or application’s total weight, and deliver lightning-fast experiences to your audience.
Download our ebook now and start your journey to a faster, more engaging web experience. Explore:
- How image optimization affects website performance
- How advanced optimization drastically improves loading times
- How image file sizes can be reduced without compromising quality
- Why handling images on an edge cloud platform delivers efficiencies that are impossible to reproduce at the origin
- Real-world case studies showcasing the success stories of businesses that have implemented Fastly's image optimization strategies
- How to go even further, and what new opportunities become available once Image Optimizer is up and running
API Security Study 2024
The rise of cloud computing, microservices, and mobile apps emphasises the importance of APIs in system connectivity. Yet, without robust protection, APIs are vulnerable to cyberattacks, leading to data leaks, financial losses, reputation damage, and legal issues for businesses.
Fastly, collaborating with the CSO, CIO, and COMPUTERWORLD custom research team, surveyed 235 companies across Europe, spanning various industries, to assess their API security status, with a focus on cybersecurity decision-makers, experts, and practitioners.
The report offers crucial insights into companies' API security concerns, providing essential input to shape your cybersecurity strategy and help you establish a secure digital environment.
Key findings from our study:
- In the last year, 95% of respondents encountered API security issues. Of these, 39% dealt with API vulnerabilities, while 33% encountered authentication problems.
- 84% of companies have not implemented dedicated measures to enhance interface security. This is mainly due to financial limitations and a shortage of expertise.
- 69% of companies express interest in a unified solution for web application and API security from a single provider.
- To detect an API attack, 55% of respondents rely on API gateway alerts, 46% search log data, and 37% utilize WAF.
- 58% of respondents foresee notable changes in API security due to AI adoption within the next two to three years. This expectation increases to 75% among financial institutions and insurers.
Download the full report now to delve into key findings, vertical insights, and regional data, enabling the creation of a secure digital environment.
WAF Buyer’s Guide
Web application firewalls (WAFs) are a critical part of your security infrastructure, but they’re not all created equal. Choosing the wrong WAF can lead to high false positives, brittle AppSec configurations and high maintenance costs. That’s why having the right evaluation criteria is essential.
This buyer's guide aims to bridge the information gap so you can make a confident decision. Discover what to look for in a modern-day WAF so you can better protect your apps and APIs both today and into the future.
What you'll learn:
- Key considerations for selecting a WAF solution
- What features reduce toil for security teams and expand capabilities
- Pros and cons of different deployment options
- Tips for evaluating vendors and pricing structures
Make the informed choice for your next WAF, and download our Buyer’s Guide to ensure nothing gets missed.
Need for Speed: Guide to Faster Site, App, and API Performance with Your CDN
When optimizing web and application performance, even small improvements can yield meaningful results. Evaluating your current CDN tooling and strategy is crucial to achieving these gains.
This ebook will provide considerations you can take back to the team including:
- Advanced Caching: Modern CDNs cache dynamic content, reducing latency and improving load times. Fastly’s instant purge capabilities ensure up-to-date content delivery.
- Advanced Origin Offload: Strategies like origin shielding and request collapsing minimize requests to the origin, enhancing performance and reducing costs.
- Real-Time Insights: Real-time visibility and configurability enable quick adjustments and optimizations.
Evaluate your CDN to unlock better performance, cost savings, and enhanced user experiences. Download our guide to learn more about modern CDN strategies.
CDN Buyer’s Guide
Many CDNs offer the same types of services, but they're not all the same. It should have real-time observability, give you programmatic control and have baked in security that allows you to deliver dynamic experiences. Whether you're trying to improve your performance and security, or selecting a CDN to start with, use this guide to distinguish the best from the rest.
Our Buyer's Guide for CDNs is your go-to resource for navigating the landscape of content delivery solutions so that you can make an informed decision, and select the perfect solution for your organization.
What's inside:
- The key factors to consider when selecting a CDN
- Essential questions to ask to ensure you get the most out of your CDN
- In-depth explanations about why these questions are important for your decision making
Download your free buyer's guide today.
Threat Insights Report
Stay ahead of AppSec threats with insights from Fastly's Security Research Team. With 5.5 trillion requests per month our 2024 Threat Insights Report offers a comprehensive analysis of the latest attack trends and techniques, designed to help security software managers enhance their defenses.
Learn about:
- The most critical application security threats affecting your industry.
- The latest methods used by threat actors.
- How collective intelligence enhances your defense methods.
- Strategies to improve your AppSec posture.
- Insights into the profile of bot traffic.
Download the report now to fortify your organization’s security and stay ahead of evolving threats!
Performance Ebook: Image Optimization
To compete on the internet, speed is critical. Users expect websites to load instantly, and sluggish performance can lead to high bounce rates and lost revenue. But fear not! Fastly is here to help you optimize your images, which make up a huge part of your web page or application’s total weight, and deliver lightning-fast experiences to your audience.
Download our ebook now and start your journey to a faster, more engaging web experience. Explore:
- How image optimization affects website performance
- How advanced optimization drastically improves loading times
- How image file sizes can be reduced without compromising quality
- Why handling images on an edge cloud platform delivers efficiencies that are impossible to reproduce at the origin
- Real-world case studies showcasing the success stories of businesses that have implemented Fastly's image optimization strategies
- How to go even further, and what new opportunities become available once Image Optimizer is up and running
API Security Study 2024
The rise of cloud computing, microservices, and mobile apps emphasises the importance of APIs in system connectivity. Yet, without robust protection, APIs are vulnerable to cyberattacks, leading to data leaks, financial losses, reputation damage, and legal issues for businesses.
Fastly, collaborating with the CSO, CIO, and COMPUTERWORLD custom research team, surveyed 235 companies across Europe, spanning various industries, to assess their API security status, with a focus on cybersecurity decision-makers, experts, and practitioners.
The report offers crucial insights into companies' API security concerns, providing essential input to shape your cybersecurity strategy and help you establish a secure digital environment.
Key findings from our study:
- In the last year, 95% of respondents encountered API security issues. Of these, 39% dealt with API vulnerabilities, while 33% encountered authentication problems.
- 84% of companies have not implemented dedicated measures to enhance interface security. This is mainly due to financial limitations and a shortage of expertise.
- 69% of companies express interest in a unified solution for web application and API security from a single provider.
- To detect an API attack, 55% of respondents rely on API gateway alerts, 46% search log data, and 37% utilize WAF.
- 58% of respondents foresee notable changes in API security due to AI adoption within the next two to three years. This expectation increases to 75% among financial institutions and insurers.
Download the full report now to delve into key findings, vertical insights, and regional data, enabling the creation of a secure digital environment.
6 Questions to Ask to Propel Your Business Forward
Home remodeling and design experts share key areas to focus on to reach even your loftiest goals.
Looking to take your business to new heights? Here are six key questions to ask yourself about your progress in the first quarter of the year, and how you can work smarter for the rest of the year to hit your targets. They’re all based on the wisdom of successful design and building pros, to help you get your business where you want it to be.
Pros Share How They Scaled Their Firms to New Heights
Tips for transforming your business into a multi-million dollar firm.
Perhaps you started your business at the kitchen table - or in the cab of your truck - with just you at the helm. You are not alone. Plenty of interior designers and builders started their ventures with just one or two people before growing them to multi-million-dollar firms. We asked some of those business founders how they did it. Scaling requires building a trusted reputation, responding to changes in markets and tastes, and finding mentors who can teach you along the journey, they say. Oh, and did we mention hard work? There was that too.
Here they share some of their insights for scaling successfully.
Managing Difficult Conversations
Introducing Our Houzz Pro Ebook: Managing Difficult Conversations.
Difficult conversations are called that for a reason. They are, well, difficult! Many of us avoid them, or try to delay them for as long as possible. With these Houzz Pro tips you can empower yourself to take steps to create a safe space to take on challenging, yet productive conversations.
Our ebook Managing Difficult Conversations, shares ways to handle these discussions confidently and how to even use them to your advantage. Read on to see the ebook highlights including examples of how other pros navigate the chats many of us would prefer to avoid.
Webinar: Megatrends Driving Home Improvement
Big changes in how Americans are living at home and what they’re spending their remodeling dollars are afoot — and not just because the pandemic upended everyone’s way of life. Liza Hausman, vice president of industry marketing at Houzz, has been researching consumer trends for years, attending all kinds of events and informational sessions offered by industry sources, the government and more, and has distilled all of that research into a free webinar. In the info-packed 30-minute video, she details four megatrends that all home improvement pros should know about, so they can target their marketing efforts and pitch more attractive plans to potential clients.
Nonprofit CRM Checklist
Choosing the right Nonprofit CRM and Donor Management Software is critical to growing a robust fundraising program. Modern donors expect more from your organization and the right CRM system features can help you proactively build better relationships.
This nonprofit CRM checklist for success is designed to help you identify the most important capabilities you’ll need to grow giving in a changing world. This guide will cover the following:
- Key functionality all nonprofits need in a CRM.
- Data analytics features to understand donors.
- Email and marketing features.
- Marketing automation.
- Essential integrations.
- Online giving and donation pages.
- And more…
Download the checklist to learn how to find and evaluate the right nonprofit management software to scale your mission and grow giving.
The Responsive Maturity Model
The Responsive Maturity Model is designed to guide you, step by step, through the stages required to un-silo your data, increase team effectiveness, create personalized connections with each donor, and grow giving at scale.
What You’ll Learn:
Learn the 5 key building blocks to drive increased generosity with your team, tactics, and technology. The Responsive Maturity Model provides clear, actionable building blocks for healthy, effective teams and increased giving. With this guide, you’ll learn how to:
- Build data health processes that create trusted data.
- Build reports to create transparency and alignment around key fundraising KPIs across your organization.
- Identify tools that can help your team better collaborate and understand the entire donor journey.
- Segment and personalize your donors communication based on donor behavior and affinity.
- Create robust, automated, dynamic campaigns the connect to each donor at the right time with the right next step.
