Case Study: GMO Internet Group strengthens security and reduces operational burden with Cloudflare

GMO Internet Group secures 15 million clients with Cloudflare

GMO Internet Group, a major Japanese internet infrastructure and services provider, faced increasingly sophisticated and large-scale DDoS threats and malicious bot attacks. These threats jeopardized performance and customer trust across their diverse portfolio of public websites and APIs. Their existing security solution was cumbersome and offered limited protection, prompting them to seek a more advanced, cloud-based Web Application Firewall (WAF) from Cloudflare.

By implementing Cloudflare's WAF, GMO Internet Group automated threat detection and gained granular control over its web security from a single control plane. This solution significantly reduced the operational burden on support staff, improved threat detection accuracy, and freed technical teams to focus on service improvements. Cloudflare also provided enhanced performance through its global network and developer platform, leading to reduced bandwidth costs and improved server availability. Based on these positive outcomes, the company plans to adopt more Cloudflare solutions.

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