Cloudflare to provide free security framework for critical infrastructure organisations

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- Cloudflare Inc, the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better internet, has recently announced a new impact initiative to provide Zero Trust security at no cost to small and medium critical infrastructure organisations worldwide.

Zero Trust is a security framework requiring all users, whether in or outside the organisation’s network, to be authenticated, authorised, and continuously validated for security configuration before being granted to data or applications.

Cloudflare co-founder and chief executive officer Matthew Prince said in a statement: “Given the success we have had with our critical infrastructure programme in the United States, we are excited to bring it to more countries around the world.

“Cloudflare is the only company ensuring that Zero Trust is accessible to the smaller infrastructure organisations that are most vulnerable, and most relied upon in their communities, the local health clinics, energy providers, or local utilities that keep communities running,” he said.

Named “Project Safekeeping”, this new programme aims to protect under-resourced organisations that provide a critical community benefit but are at high risk for cyberattacks, with initial efforts focused in Australia, Germany, Japan, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

Eligible entities in these regions will gain access to enterprise-level Zero Trust cybersecurity services, as well as world-class application security products like DDOS protection and Web Application Firewall for free.

To be eligible, Project Safekeeping participants must be nonprofit entities, local government entities, and small and medium-sized private organisations whose primary focus is providing services that are vital to their communities' health, safety and basic economic needs.

-- BERNAMA