Tackling Real-Time Ad Personalization for Live Streaming at the Edge

Alina Lehtinen-Vela

Content Marketing Manager

Discover how Fastly helped a major North American broadcaster overlay customized ads on live streams—without adding latency.

Curated Collection

Staying Secure in 2025

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Tackling Real-Time Ad Personalization for Live Streaming at the Edge

Alina Lehtinen-Vela

Discover how Fastly helped a major North American broadcaster overlay customized ads on live streams—without adding latency.

CDN & Delivery
+ 2 more

The Bot Battle: Balancing Security and User Experience

Ashley Hurwitz

Fight bots, not customers! Learn to balance security & user experience. Insights from Fastly & industry experts. Watch the webinar now!

Industry insights
Security

Over a decade later: The evolution of instant purge

Tyler McMullen, Julien Benoist

Explore the decade-long evolution of Fastly's instant purge technology. Learn about our decentralized approach, challenges faced, and innovations in scalability.

Performance
+ 2 more

We should still teach coding

Sue Smith

We should still teach coding, AI can't replace the critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills that programming instills.

DevOps

Building an actually secure MCP Server with Fastly Compute

Kay Sawada

Build a secure, scalable MCP Server with Fastly Compute. Learn to address vulnerabilities and ensure reliable performance for your LLM applications.

Compute
+ 4 more

DDoS in April

Liam Mayron, David King

DDoS April 2025 report: US attacks surge. Get key insights, traffic trends, and actionable security guidance. Protect your apps now!

Security
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Protecting Against Scrapers with Fastly Bot Management

Brooks Cunningham

Protect your website from scrapers and unauthorized access with Fastly Bot Management. Secure cached content, prevent price undercutting, and protect SEO.

Platform
+ 3 more

Using cURL to Test Origin Server Responses

Matt Torrisi

Curl, or cURL, is a utility that’s shipped by default on operating systems like MacOS and many Linux distributions that allows you to send an HTTP request to a URL and receive the result. In this post, we’ll walk you through how to use the tool to test an origin server’s response.

Engineering
Performance

Putting an end to CAPTCHA

David King

Eliminate frustrating CAPTCHAs and improve user experience with Fastly Bot Management. Learn how Fastly's Dynamic Challenges manage bots without disrupting real users.

Product
Security

Building vs Buying a CDN: Choosing the Right Global Network Infrastructure

John Agger

Should you build or buy a CDN? Learn the pros and cons of building vs. using CDN services for your global network infrastructure. Make the right choice for your business.

Performance
+ 2 more

Security Without Speed Bumps: Why a WAF Simulator Transforms DevSecOps Workflows

Daniel Corbett, Liam Mayron, + 1 more

Learn about Fastly's WAF Simulator and how it transforms DevSecOps workflows by enabling integrated, continuous, and automated security testing.

DevOps
+ 2 more

The Internet Is Physical, So Let’s Rethink Its Sustainability

Eoghan Kelly

In this blog we talk about how to make the internet more sustainable by using renewable energy, extending hardware lifecycles, and caching AI queries more efficiently. Learn about our strategies to build a greener internet.

Industry insights
CDN & Delivery

Global Streaming Trends: How Bundling Strategies Are Changing

Tim Logan

Key insights from Streaming Summit 2025: bundling, discovery, and monetization strategies in the evolving streaming landscape.

Industry insights
CDN & Delivery

Invisible Intruders – How Bots Sabotage Streaming Services

Alina Lehtinen-Vela

Bot traffic now makes up over a third of all web traffic, and streaming media is a prime target. Learn how to defend your platform from DDoS attacks, account abuse, and takeovers with Fastly’s advanced bot mitigation solutions.

Security
Streaming

Take Back Control: Make AI Bots Play by Your Rules

Lorraine Bellon, Tracy Hinds

Take back control of your content. Fastly AI Bot Management lets you manage AI bots, block unauthorized scraping, and protect your intellectual property.

Security
Product

The Economic Advantages of Fastly's Application Security Solutions

David King

Learn how Fastly's WAAP solutions boost conversions, increase productivity, and reduce costs. Read the Forrester TEI study for details.

Security
Company news
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Join Us at Xcelerate LA: Connect, Learn, and Innovate

Shelly Kolvitz

Connect, learn, and innovate with Fastly at Xcelerate LA on May 14th. Unlock the power of a superior online experience with a series of inspiring sessions, live demos, and more!

Platform
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Detection to Mitigation: Ensuring Efficacy Against DDoS Attacks

Liam Mayron, David King

Fastly DDoS Protection's latest update, Attack Insights, provides detailed event and rule details, allowing you to verify mitigation efficacy and protect your applications with confidence.

Security
Product

Streaming’s Multibillion-Dollar Problem: The War on Piracy and Password Sharing

Alina Lehtinen-Vela

From subscription fatigue to release gaps, we break down the biggest challenges and smart solutions streaming platforms are adopting to fight back.

Industry insights
Streaming

Future-Proofing TLS Encryption Against Quantum Threats

Shane Burgess

Fastly announces support for ML-KEM, a post-quantum cryptography algorithm, to future-proof TLS encryption against quantum threats starting April 2025.

CDN & Delivery
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