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Cloudflare Vendor Risk Assessment — Full Report

Before you share customer data with Cloudflare, your compliance team needs documented proof they can be trusted. ThirdProof investigated Cloudflare across 27 intelligence sources — here's what we found.

⚠ FedRAMP Status: Not found in the FedRAMP Marketplace. Vendors handling government data or CUI must be FedRAMP authorized.

Risk Tier
Tier 3Moderate Risk
SOC 2
— Not Found
FedRAMP
— Not Authorized
Last Assessed
Mar 6, 2026
🟢IP Reputation: Abuse score: 0%, 1 report🟡SSL/TLS: TLSv1.3🟢Domain Age: 17.1 years🟢Infrastructure: 11 open ports, 0 CVEs
FedRAMP Status
Cloudflare is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of March 2026.
SOC 2 Status
Cloudflare has not had a SOC 2 claim detected on their trust page.
Sanctions Screening
Cloudflare returned no matches in OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening.
Risk Tier
ThirdProof assigned Cloudflare a Moderate Risk tier with 100% confidence across 27 intelligence sources.

22 sources queried. 98% confidence. Every Cloudflare investigation produces both a risk report and an auto-filled security questionnaire — no vendor follow-up required.

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Certification & Compliance Status

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Not Listed on FedRAMP Marketplace

Verified against FedRAMP Marketplace API as of March 2026

Organizations with federal compliance requirements should verify this directly at marketplace.fedramp.gov.

Cloudflare is not listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace.

27 data sources queried per assessment
Reports generated in an average of 7 minutes
SHA-256 verified for audit integrity
Deterministic risk scoring — no AI guesswork
3Tier

Moderate Risk

Cloudflare

Vendor Risk Assessment

Confidence Score98%

Based on data availability and source coverage

22

Sources Queried

22

Sources With Data

March 6, 2026

Last Assessed

Executive Summary

AI-generated analysis for Cloudflare

Cloudflare, Inc. (LEI: 5493007DY18BGNLDWU14) is a globally recognized cloud infrastructure and CDN provider with a 17-year operational history and no sanctions matches.

Area Requiring Attention

The rule engine has assigned a Tier 3 (Moderate Risk) rating, driven primarily by adverse media referencing a confirmed 2023 security breach attributed to a nation-state actor, an active regulatory fine in Italy, and 50 open threat intelligence pulses consistent with a high-profile internet infrastructure provider. Technical security posture is generally strong — clean IP reputation, no malware flags, valid TLS, and a B-grade HTTP security score — though two missing security headers and an expansive infrastructure footprint warrant attention. As a medium data-access vendor providing cloud infrastructure services, Cloudflare warrants conditional approval subject to review of their SOC 2 Type II report and documentation of complementary user entity controls.

Independence Statement

All evidence in this report was sourced independently from external registries, public databases, and open-source intelligence sources without vendor participation or knowledge.

Investigation Findings

3 findings identified for Cloudflare

1 high2 medium
high

Adverse Media: hacked

5 article(s) reference significant concerns for "Cloudflare": "Cloudflare Hacked, Firm Tells Users To Change Info Now" (Crowdfund Insider); "Massive Internet Outage Hits Google Cloud, AWS & Cloudflare, Cyberattack or ..." (Times Bull); "Italy: Cloudflare fined for anti-piracy violations" (Advanced Television)

medium

Missing Security Headers

cloudflare.com is missing 2 recommended security headers: Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options.

medium

Multiple Certificate Issuers (7)

cloudflare.com has certificates from 7 different Certificate Authorities. This may indicate inconsistent certificate management practices.

Security Strengths

23 positive signals verified

No Sanctions Matches Found

Sanctions & Watchlist Screening

Legal Entity Actively Registered

Business Registration

No Adverse Media Signals

Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)

Firmographic Data Available

Company Intelligence

Valid SSL Certificate

Domain Analysis

10 Open Ports Detected

Infrastructure Exposure

Established Domain (17+ years)

Domain Registration

Clean Domain Reputation

Threat Intelligence

Well-Known Domain

Threat Intelligence

Notable Tech Community Presence

Tech Community Sentiment

HTTP Security Grade: B

HTTP Security Scan

SSL/TLS Grade: B

SSL/TLS Analysis

Large Certificate Footprint (3424 subdomains)

Certificate Transparency

Established Web Presence (16+ years)

Web Archive History

Domain in 50 Threat Intelligence Pulses

Threat Intelligence (OTX)

Clean IP Reputation

IP Reputation

Clean Safe Browsing Status

Malware & Phishing Check

Clean Website Scan

Website Security Scan

Certification Claimed: GDPR

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Certification Claimed: CCPA

Trust & Compliance Page Scan

Not Found as FDIC-Insured Institution

FDIC Institution Check

No SEC Enforcement Filings Found

SEC Filing Search

Recommended Actions

Steps to address findings for Cloudflare

  1. 1

    Obtain Cloudflare's current SOC 2 Type II report — visit trust.cloudflare.com or contact Cloudflare's security team at security@cloudflare.com to request a copy under NDA if required. Verify the report covers the Security and Availability Trust Services Criteria and is dated within the last 12 months. Retain the report alongside this assessment as CC9.2 audit evidence.

  2. 2

    Execute a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with Cloudflare to formalize GDPR Article 28 obligations. Cloudflare provides a self-service DPA through their dashboard under Account > Configurations > Privacy. Complete this within 30 days and retain the signed copy for your compliance records.

  3. 3

    Review Cloudflare's published post-mortems for the November 18, 2025 and December 5, 2025 global outage events (available at blog.cloudflare.com/18-november-2025-outage and blog.cloudflare.com/5-december-2025-outage) and assess whether Cloudflare's recovery time is consistent with your organization's availability SLA requirements. Document this assessment in your vendor risk register.

  4. 4

    Document complementary user entity controls (CUECs) for Cloudflare as a subservice organization in your SOC 2 boundary. At minimum, these should include: (1) rotating Cloudflare API tokens on a defined schedule, (2) enabling two-factor authentication on all Cloudflare accounts, (3) restricting zone access to the principle of least privilege, and (4) monitoring Cloudflare audit logs for unauthorized changes. Complete this documentation within 45 days.

  5. 5

    Validate Cloudflare's complete subprocessor list by reviewing cloudflare.com/gdpr/subprocessors directly. Identify any subprocessors that process your organization's data and assess their risk posture, particularly for data residency and cross-border transfer compliance under GDPR Chapter V.

Intelligence Sources Queried

22 sources in this assessment

22of 22 sources returned data
IP Reputation
Threat Intelligence (OTX)
Certificate Transparency
Domain Analysis
FDIC Institution Check
Business Registration
Historical Media Search
Tech Community Sentiment
Company Intelligence
Adverse Media Scan (Fallback)
HTTP Security Scan
Sanctions & Watchlist Screening
Malware & Phishing Check
SEC Filing Search
Infrastructure Exposure
SSL/TLS Analysis
Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery
Trust & Compliance Page Scan
Website Security Scan
Threat Intelligence
Web Archive History
Domain Registration

Data Coverage Notes

Some data sources may have had limited availability during this assessment. This does not reflect negatively on the vendor.

  • External cyber risk scoring for Cloudflare was not available at the time of this assessment; no normalized industry-benchmarked score could be produced for comparison against the SaaS sector average.
  • The subprocessor discovery tool identified only 2 entries from Cloudflare's published subprocessor page (cloudflare.com/gdpr/subprocessors), with names appearing to reflect parsing artifacts ('Any sub', 'Legal Website terms of use Self') rather than actual subprocessor entities. Cloudflare operates a large and complex subprocessor chain — buyers should review the subprocessor page directly to obtain the complete and accurate list.
  • The trust page scan did not return explicit SOC 2, ISO 27001, or PCI DSS certification statuses from Cloudflare's publicly indexed pages. This does not confirm absence of these certifications — it reflects the scan's coverage at the time of assessment. Trust.cloudflare.com was identified but not fully indexed in this scan run.
  • The HTTP security grade reflects cloudflare.com's marketing website configuration and may not represent the security posture of Cloudflare's API endpoints or customer-facing infrastructure, which may have different header configurations.
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Vendors assessed
98%
Average confidence
<2 min
Time to report
What a ThirdProof assessment covers

Sanctions Screening

Is Cloudflare on any OFAC, EU, or UN sanctions list? Are any officers or affiliates flagged?

Cyber Risk Assessment

What is Cloudflare's security posture? Threat intelligence scanning, known vulnerabilities, and security header analysis.

Business Registration

Is Cloudflare a legitimately registered business entity? Corporate status, jurisdiction, and officer verification.

Adverse Media Analysis

Has Cloudflare appeared in negative news coverage? Data breaches, lawsuits, regulatory actions, and complaints.

Domain & Infrastructure

Is Cloudflare's website secure? TLS configuration, DNS hygiene, security headers, and domain age analysis.

Company Intelligence

What are Cloudflare's firmographics? Employee count, industry classification, technology stack, and corporate structure.

Trust & Compliance Verification

Does Cloudflare claim SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, or FedRAMP? ThirdProof scans trust pages for certification claims and cross-references the FedRAMP public registry for independent verification.

Supply Chain & Subprocessor Discovery

Who does Cloudflare depend on? ThirdProof discovers subprocessors from vendor-published pages and runs sanctions screening and safe browsing checks against each one.

Regulatory & Financial Filings

Has Cloudflare appeared in SEC enforcement filings? Is it associated with any FDIC bank failures? ThirdProof searches regulatory databases with entity verification to confirm attribution.

Full methodology, rule engine, and AI disclosure: /methodology

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Frequently asked about Cloudflare

Is Cloudflare FedRAMP authorized?+
Cloudflare is not currently listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as of April 2026.
Does Cloudflare have SOC 2 Type II?+
No SOC 2 found. Cloudflare rated Moderate Risk — breach history in media. See all 6 findings →
Is Cloudflare on the OFAC sanctions list?+
Cloudflare returned no matches in ThirdProof's OFAC SDN, EU Consolidated, and UN sanctions screening as of April 2026.
What is Cloudflare's vendor risk tier?+
ThirdProof assigned Cloudflare a risk tier of Moderate Risk with 100% confidence based on assessment across 27 intelligence sources as of April 2026.
Can I get an auto-filled security questionnaire for Cloudflare?+
Yes. Every ThirdProof investigation of Cloudflare produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and a 133-question security questionnaire pre-filled with evidence from 27 independent sources. The questionnaire is mapped to SIG, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS and 9 other frameworks — answered without sending Cloudflare a single email or waiting for a vendor response.
Is Cloudflare safe to use as a vendor?+
Cloudflare is a cloud infrastructure vendor that handles organizational workloads and data. Safety depends on their current security posture, certification status, and how they handle your specific data. ThirdProof automates this evaluation across 27 intelligence sources — sanctions databases (OFAC, EU, UN), business registration verification, adverse media scanning, and cyber risk assessment — producing a deterministic risk tier with confidence score plus an auto-filled security questionnaire. Run a free investigation to see Cloudflare's full risk profile.
Does Cloudflare have SOC 2 certification?+
No SOC 2 found. Cloudflare rated Moderate Risk — breach history in media. See all 6 findings →
Has Cloudflare had any data breaches?+
Data breach history is an important signal for any vendor, particularly cloud infrastructure platforms like Cloudflare that handle organizational workloads and data. ThirdProof's adverse media analysis searches multiple news APIs and public records for data breaches, security incidents, lawsuits, regulatory enforcement actions, and financial distress signals. Each finding is linked to its original source with severity classification.
Is Cloudflare on any sanctions lists?+
Sanctions screening is standard due diligence for cloud infrastructure vendors. ThirdProof screens Cloudflare against OFAC SDN, consolidated international sanctions lists, and PEP databases. The screening uses entity name verification to reduce false positives. If Cloudflare or any associated officers appear on a sanctions list, this triggers automatic escalation to the highest risk tier.
How do I assess Cloudflare for vendor risk?+
Assessing Cloudflare as a cloud infrastructure vendor involves verifying SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and FedRAMP compliance, reviewing their subprocessor chain, and checking sanctions exposure. ThirdProof automates this across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — no questionnaires or vendor participation required. Your first 5 investigations are free.
How long does a ThirdProof assessment take?+
A ThirdProof assessment completes in an average of 7 minutes. 27 intelligence sources are queried in parallel — sanctions databases, business registries, threat intelligence feeds, certificate transparency logs, and more. The result is a deterministic risk tier with confidence score and audit-ready PDF report.
Is ThirdProof free?+
ThirdProof offers 5 free vendor assessments with no credit card required. Each assessment includes the full report — risk tier, confidence score, individual findings, executive summary, and PDF export. Paid plans start at $399/month for teams that need ongoing vendor monitoring.
Can I use a ThirdProof report as SOC 2 audit evidence?+
Yes. ThirdProof reports are designed to satisfy SOC 2 CC9.2 (vendor risk management) requirements. Each report includes SHA-256 integrity verification, methodology disclosure, source attribution for every finding, and AI content labeling. Auditors can independently verify the report's authenticity and trace each finding to its original source.
How is ThirdProof different from a security questionnaire?+
Security questionnaires require vendor participation, take weeks, and produce self-reported answers. ThirdProof queries 27 independent intelligence sources — no vendor involvement needed. Risk tiers are assigned by a deterministic rules engine (not AI opinion), and every finding links to its original source. You get an audit-ready report in an average of 7 minutes instead of waiting weeks for a questionnaire response.

Cloudflare is in your vendor stack. Can you prove you assessed them?

SOC 2 CC9.2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and CMMC all require documented vendor due diligence — not just knowing the answer, but having audit-ready evidence you verified it. Most compliance teams can't produce that documentation on demand.

ThirdProof investigates Cloudflare across 27 intelligence sources in an average of 7 minutes — sanctions screening, cyber posture, SOC 2 verification, FedRAMP status, and more. Every investigation produces two deliverables: an audit-ready risk report and an auto-filled security questionnaire your prospects and auditors expect to see.

✓ 5 free investigations✓ Risk report + auto-filled questionnaire✓ No credit card required✓ Average report time: 7 minutes

Replaces $600–$900 in manual compliance consulting time per vendor assessed.