Cloudflare’s URL Scanner, new features, and the story of how we built it

Cloudflare has introduced URL Scanner, a tool that helps detect and safeguard against malicious websites by scanning and analyzing them. Since its launch in March on Cloudflare Radar, the tool has executed almost a million scans. The integration with Security Center in the Cloudflare Dashboard allows users to access the URL scanner directly from the Investigate Portal, enhancing their cybersecurity workflow. The URL Scanner API is a powerful asset for developers, enabling custom scans to detect phishing or malware risks and analyze website technologies. Developers can now search scans by hostname, specific URL, or any URL the page connected to during the scan. Future plans include additional features like searching by IP address, ASN, and malicious website categorisation.