Introducing the IONIX & Cloudflare Integration: Complete External Exposure Management and Protection

Today, we’re excited to announce a powerful new integration between IONIX and Cloudflare that enables organizations to comprehensively govern, manage and secure their entire external attack surface with confidence.

The Challenge: Exposure Management and WAF Protection Gaps

As enterprises expand their digital footprint, security teams struggle with several challenges that leave them vulnerable despite their best efforts:

• Challenges in maintaining comprehensive visibility of all internet-facing assets, including shadow IT and third-party dependencies, can create blind spots in an organization’s overall security posture.
• The complexity of ensuring consistent security coverage across all web properties, alongside the absence of systematic governance and verification processes, can lead to gaps in deploying Cloudflare as a compensating control.
• Inconsistent WAF configurations, created by  manual processes or a  lack of centralized management, can inadvertently introduce security gaps, even when Cloudflare is fully deployed.

Without unified insight spanning both exposure discovery and WAF implementation verification, organizations can’t be certain their web assets are comprehensively protected.

The Solution: IONIX + Cloudflare Integration

This integration brings together two industry-leading solutions to create a comprehensive approach to external exposure management and protection. Together, these solutions empower security teams with complete visibility into their web exposure, ensuring that every internet-facing asset is both discovered and properly protected.

Key Benefits of the Integration

1. Enforce Cloudflare Security Governance Across All Organizational Websites

IONIX continuously discovers and monitors all your web assets, including shadow IT and forgotten domains, to confirm Cloudflare protection is active everywhere it’s required according to your organization’s security policies. IONIX will Identify unprotected assets automatically and issue alerts when new web properties are deployed without Cloudflare protection.

2. Validate Correct Implementation of Cloudflare

Configuration errors can leave you vulnerable despite having Cloudflare protection in place. IONIX validates that Cloudflare is correctly configured on each of your web properties, ensuring WAF rules, SSL settings, direct origin access, and security policies are properly implemented. IONIX will continuously detect misconfigurations immediately and issue detailed guidance for remediation before attackers can exploit them.

3. Validate Ongoing Zero-Day Protection

When new zero-day threats emerge, rapid response is critical. IONIX automatically validates that your Cloudflare protection effectively shields you against emerging threats in real-time. Receive immediate alerts that confirm which assets are protected and which require additional attention.

4. Validate Exposure to Third-Party Web Inclusions Across Cloudflare-Protected Websites

Modern websites rely on numerous third-party scripts and services that can introduce unexpected vulnerabilities. IONIX identifies and monitors all third-party elements on your Cloudflare-protected websites, validating that your security controls extend to these dependencies. Detect supply chain risks and receive prioritized alerts when third-party inclusions introduce new attack vectors.

Matt MacKinnon, VP of Strategic Alliances at IONIX

“Our integration with Cloudflare represents a significant leap forward in external exposure management. For the first time, security teams can achieve comprehensive visibility and implement a strict governance program to ensure consistent adherence to cloud security policies. This partnership underscores our commitment to delivering proactive, comprehensive security solutions that address the evolving threat landscape.

Michael Tremante, Senior Director of Product Management at Cloudflare

“Partnering with IONIX allows us to extend our security capabilities even further, ensuring that our clients’ web assets are not only protected but also continuously monitored and optimized. This collaboration brings together the best of both worlds; Cloudflare’s industry-leading web application security and IONIX’s advanced exposure management – offering a holistic approach to safeguarding digital environments against emerging threats.”

Conclusion

The integration between IONIX and Cloudflare marks a significant advancement in external exposure management and protection. By combining IONIX’s dynamic attack surface management with Cloudflare’s robust security controls, organizations can achieve comprehensive visibility and proactive defense against emerging threats. This partnership not only enhances security governance but also ensures continuous monitoring and optimization of web assets. Together, IONIX and Cloudflare are setting a new standard for safeguarding digital environments, empowering businesses to operate with confidence in an increasingly complex threat landscape.

To learn more, please visit https://www.cloudflare.com/partners/technology-partners/ionix/