# Cloudflare Area 1 Security

> Area 1 Security built cloud-native email protection around early phishing-campaign discovery and contextual analysis, then tested a $10-per-caught-phish pricing model. Cloudflare acquired it in April 2022 and folded its technology into Cloudflare Email Security and Zero Trust.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Oren Falkowitz (Co-founder and original CEO), Blake Darché (Co-founder and chief security officer), Phil Syme (Co-founder and chief technology officer)
- **Products:** Area 1 Horizon, Cloudflare Area 1 Email Security, Cloudflare Email Retro Scan, Cloudflare Email Security
- **Notable:** Acquired by Cloudflare on April 1, 2022 for an announced approximate $162 million consideration., Named Google Cloud Global Technology Partner of the Year for Security in 2019., Cloudflare said it had used Area 1 for two years before announcing the acquisition.

## Products & services

- **Area 1 Horizon** — Original cloud anti-phishing service that detected malicious emails, links and campaign infrastructure.
- **Cloudflare Area 1 Email Security** — Cloud-native protection against phishing, BEC, malware and email supply-chain attacks, integrated with Microsoft and Google environments.
- **Cloudflare Email Retro Scan** — Lookback scanning of Microsoft 365 inboxes to identify threats missed by existing controls.
- **Cloudflare Email Security** — Current Cloudflare-branded email security service, available with API, BCC/Journaling and MX/Inline deployment options.

## Achievements

- Acquired by Cloudflare on April 1, 2022 for an announced approximate $162 million consideration.
- Named Google Cloud Global Technology Partner of the Year for Security in 2019.
- Cloudflare said it had used Area 1 for two years before announcing the acquisition.
- Cloudflare reported protecting more than 100 campaigns, election officials and related public organizations ahead of the 2022 US midterms.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Cloudflare described using LLM categorization to find emerging phishing patterns and train focused detection models in Email Security.
- **2025-10** — Access and support for Email Security, formerly Area 1, moved exclusively to the Cloudflare dashboard.
- **2024-04** — Cloudflare described QR-code phishing detection in its cloud email security service, previously called Area 1.
- **2023-09** — Cloudflare introduced Email Retro Scan for older Microsoft 365 inbox messages.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/products/email-security/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/area-1-security

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Last updated: 2026-09-29