以科技之力，筑牢网络安全坚固防线 ——腾讯云计算（北京）、腾讯安全副总裁、云鼎实验室负责人董志强 一个汉语言文学专业想当作家的人，最后却成了守护云端安全的掌门人。当时代的齿轮开始滚动，个人的偶然就会融为数字化浪潮的必然。腾讯安全副总 裁、腾讯云安全云鼎实验室负责人董志强在接受采访时，讲到自己如何跨专业来到网络安全行业，热爱、坚守成为职业生涯的注脚。 初时"文学人"，此时"安全人" 董志强在全球数字生态大会上分享企业安全实践框架 董志强在网络安全圈内更为人熟知的，是那个颇有江湖气息的名字"Killer"。和许多早期安全极客一样，他从自学开始，一步步拆解病毒样本、通宵写检 测脚本，从门外汉逐渐成长为能够独当一面的安全技术高手。 真正让"Killer"这个名字被大众所知的，是2007年初那场席卷全国的"熊猫烧香"病毒事件。董志强开发的免费安全工具"超级巡警"，成功拦截该病毒，一战 成名。他持续深耕反病毒技术，陆续推出FFI病毒分析工具、Arp防火墙等一系列实用工具，为早期中国互联网企业筑牢第一道防线。 随着网络黑产逐渐呈现专业化、高科技化趋势，董志强也把目光投向更隐蔽的战场。2017年，他带领云鼎实验室团队，协助相 ...

Core Viewpoint - Cloudflare is evolving its business model to adapt to the changing internet landscape, particularly with the introduction of the "Pay-per-crawl" service, which aims to redefine content monetization in the age of AI and address the challenges faced by content creators as traditional revenue models become less effective [2][3][20]. Company Overview - Cloudflare, founded in September 2010, has a current market capitalization of $78.2 billion and annual revenue of $1.8 billion, making it the largest CDN provider globally. The company has over 265,000 paid customers, with 36% of Fortune 500 companies using its services. The gross margin stands at 75%, and the revenue has grown at a compound annual growth rate of over 42% over the past five years [5][6]. Business Segments - Cloudflare operates three core business segments: - Zero Trust Service: Protects internal and external access security - Network Services: Provides DDoS protection and intelligent routing - Application Services: Includes web application firewalls and CDN services [6]. Pay-per-Crawl Introduction - The "Pay-per-crawl" service allows content creators to set permissions for AI crawlers, including options for free access, pay-per-crawl, or blocking access entirely. This service is still experimental and aims to provide a more equitable market for content creators [31][32][33]. Impact of AI on Content Monetization - The rise of AI chatbots is disrupting traditional internet monetization models, shifting the focus from search engines to answer engines, which directly provide answers rather than links. This transition is leading to decreased traffic for content creators, making it harder to monetize their work [20][21][24]. Challenges for Content Creators - Content creators face several challenges, including: - The potential disappearance of high-quality news and academic content due to unsustainable revenue models - The risk of content monopolization by a few companies - The need to establish new business models that allow for revenue sharing with content creators [28][29][30]. Cloudflare's Role in the New Ecosystem - Cloudflare aims to act as a market maker, facilitating transactions between content creators and AI companies, particularly for long-tail content creators. The company is exploring mechanisms to ensure fair compensation for content creators while promoting knowledge sharing across AI platforms [39][40]. Future Opportunities in AI - Cloudflare sees significant opportunities in improving inference compute efficiency, which is currently limited by high power consumption. The company aims to become a key player in the AI infrastructure space, similar to VMware's role in the virtualization market [48][49][50].