Session Details
Breakout Presentation
Thursday, October 16, 2025 / 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM at Mariposa 5, East Convention Center, Level 2
Scaling security from startup to enterprise: Cloudflare’s journey

As companies grow from startup to enterprise scale, security programs must evolve dramatically to match increasing risk exposure and operational complexity. This session reveals Cloudflare’s security transformation journey across four growth stages, highlighting the critical pivot points that drove strategic changes — from major VPN attacks that accelerated our zero trust adoption to phishing campaigns that mandated FIDO2 implementation. Learn how we identified security breaking points during rapid scaling, explore the five key principles that guided our evolution, and leave with practical strategies for anticipating and responding to security challenges at each stage.

Key Takeaways

  • Understand how to build scalable security programs that evolve with company growth from startup to enterprise scale.
  • Learn to identify security “breaking points” where processes show stress under growth and monitor for early warning signs.
  • Apply proven principles for automation, observability, and business partnership to strengthen your organization’s security strategy.
Speakers
Rohit Chenna Reddy
Rohit Chenna Reddy
Security Strategy & Chief of Staff to CSO
Cloudflare
Tags
Session Track
Platform & Governance — Connectivity Cloud
Target Audience
Infrastructure and Operations Leaders, C-Suite, Executive Leadership
Session Knowledge Level
Intermediate | Level 200
Session Topics
Security modernization & zero trust, Threat prevention & response
Type
Breakout Presentation
Industry
Technology, Media & Telecom, Retail & Ecommerce
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