CloudFlare Wins Acclaim for Offering Security for Free

CloudFlare, a major content delivery network, won praise for offering HTTPS encryption for its clients’ data by default, for free. In a move widely covered in the press, CloudFlare cofounder and CEO Matthew Prince announced that the company would encrypt its customers’ traffic because it was the “right thing to do.” The press agreed, describing CloudFlare’s business decision as a “present” for the Internet and an “impressive move” that would help the company get more customers by offering great security.