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Stop Credential Stuffing Attacks with Cloudflare Bot Management

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Humair

Cloudflare Bot Management can better detect and help mitigate malicious bots using multiple detection mechanisms like heuristics, behavioral analysis/anomaly detection, machine learning, and finger printing against a massive global volume of data. My colleague and I recently discussed and showed … Continue reading →

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Webinar Recording: The newest approach: Stopping bots without CAPTCHAs [Video]

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Humair

Had a great turnout for bot management webinar. Watch the recording to see how Cloudflare is moving the Internet away from CAPTCHAs and see it in action. Follow me on Twitter: @Humair_Ahmed

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Webinar: Stopping bots without CAPTCHAs

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Humair

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Bot Management is More Than Just Captchas!

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Humair

I’ve been really digging into the Cloudflare Bot Management capabilities and applying it on several sites. Love what Cloudflare is doing here – moving the Internet away from captchas! A true Bot Management solution is more than just captchas! Many … Continue reading →

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Cloudflare WAF – Managed Rules are a Life Saver!

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Humair

Doing some testing with Cloudflare WAF yesterday; very impressed. Cloudflare Managed Rules are continuously being updated, and protects customers from emerging threats and 0-day exploits. Can be a real life saver! Follow me on Twitter: @Humair_Ahmed

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Cloudflare CDN Walkthrough – Benefits, Configuration, Traffic Flow, and Performance

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Humair

Checkout my latest video on Cloudflare CDN embedded below or directly on the Cloudflare YouTube channel here. The Cloudflare CDN is SaaS that helps address the challenges customers face around latency, performance, availability, redundancy, security, and costs. In this video … Continue reading →

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First Impression – Using Nutanix’s HCI and Hypervisor (AHV)

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Humair

What is my first impression of using Nutanix’s HCI and Hypervisor (AHV)? Short answer – very easy to use, even for a first time user, and intuitive design with well thought-out integrations with other Nutanix products; love the one-click feature/service … Continue reading →

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VMworld 2019 Sessions – VMware Cloud on AWS Networking and Security

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Humair

VMworld 2019 was my fifth year presenting at both the US and Europe VMworlds. Presenting at VMworld has always been something I look forward to every year, and this year was no exception. Like usual, this year, my calendar for … Continue reading →

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Second VMware Press Book Published – My Thoughts and Tips

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Humair

Yes, above is the very first official print I received for approval. This is my second VMware Press book, this time co-authored with Gilles Chekroun and Nico Vibert. Caught a few slight print errors last minute and sending back to … Continue reading →

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VMware Cloud on AWS: NSX Networking and Security eBook

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Humair

Check out my latest book co-authored with my colleagues Gilles Chekroun and Nico Vibert on VMware NSX networking and security in VMware Cloud on AWS. Thank you Tom Gillis, Senior Vice President/General Manager, Networking and Security Business Unit for writing … Continue reading →

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