Cloudflare, a cloud connectivity company, and Mastercard announced a strategic partnership aimed at developing protection tools for small businesses, critical infrastructure, and governments. This collaboration allows millions of users to map, prioritize, and automatically correct hidden risks in their internet-connected environments through a unified platform. To counter this, the collaboration between Cloudflare and Mastercard focuses on three operational axes. Asset Detection: Users will be able to monitor their digital presence and identify unprotected domains or software infrastructures using Recorded Future. Cybersecurity Posture Reports: A security rating (from A to F) will be offered based on vulnerability checks and infrastructure exposure, integrated directly into the Cloudflare dashboard. Practical Protection: Organizations will be able to enable web application firewalls, encryption, and automated defenses immediately after identifying a risk. Meanwhile, Johan Gerber, Global Head of Security Solutions at Mastercard, highlighted that small businesses represent approximately half of the world's Gross Domestic Product. The main objective of this agreement is to defend these organizations from current cyber threats without hindering their ability to innovate technologically. Integration of Monitoring and Defense Capabilities The alliance combines the attack surface monitoring functions of Recorded Future and Mastercard's RiskRecon with Cloudflare's suite of application security solutions. Cloudflare and Mastercard ally to strengthen cybersecurity for SMEs and governments. The strategic collaboration integrates advanced monitoring tools and application security to mitigate digital risks in organizations with limited resources.
