8 High Growth Cybersecurity Stocks to Buy Now

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6. Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET)

On July 1, 2026, Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET) announced new classifications, enhanced analytics, and commercial partnerships connecting site owners with transparent AI companies. The tools and integrations are meant to help site owners and AI companies manage discoverability, efficiency, and monetization as automated agents and bots now drive more than half of all web requests. Cloudflare said it is testing new default classifications, providing deeper customer insights, making AI search faster, and helping ensure creators are compensated when their content powers an answer. CEO Matthew Prince said the company’s new tools give website owners “increased visibility and commercial opportunities,” while also benefiting AI companies with bots that have clear intent.

On June 24, Cloudflare and beehiiv announced a strategic partnership focused on how independent creators interact with AI. The partnership integrates Cloudflare’s Crawl Control technology into the beehiiv platform, giving creators visibility and control over how AI models use their work. Prince said the partnership gives newsletter operators “transparency and control” as they decide whether to optimize for discovery or preserve their work for future opportunities.

On June 22, Cloudflare announced a new initiative with major Web browsers to develop and submit for standardization a privacy-preserving protocol that helps humans and bots prove their traffic is not malicious. CTO Dane Knecht said AI-powered traffic is becoming more widespread and that existing tools are “too generic and coarse.” The collaboration is intended to reduce friction from security protocols for both human visitors and autonomous agents without sacrificing privacy.

Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET) provides cloud services to businesses worldwide.

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