Cloudflare Launches Adaptive Intelligence AI Security Engine

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Cloudflare has launched Adaptive Intelligence, a new AI-powered threat detection engine integrated into its Bot Management platform to stop automated attacks before they scale. The engine continuously analyzes live traffic and generates short-lived defensive rules as attackers change tactics, addressing the rising threat of AI-enabled bots. Cloudflare's second-quarter revenue rose 36% year over year to $696.1 million, with current remaining performance obligations up 35% and free cash flow at $56.4 million, or 8% of revenue. The launch strengthens Cloudflare's push into AI-driven security, potentially driving enterprise security spending as automated attacks become more sophisticated.

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