Varnish Software has launched Varnish CDN, a fully sovereign, Europe-hosted content delivery network that keeps data, traffic, and metadata strictly within European jurisdiction. DataDome’s AI-powered bot and agent trust management is integrated with the CDN, protecting European businesses from sophisticated automated threats in real time.

For organizations navigating GDPR, NIS2, and the complexities of the US CLOUD Act, the challenge is real: most global CDNs operate under US jurisdiction, meaning even when data is stored in Europe, traffic logs and metadata can be subject to non-European legal claims. As NIS2 regulations tighten requirements around digital supply chain transparency, that lack of control has shifted from a technical detail to a major business risk.

Varnish CDN eliminates that exposure. Operated entirely within Europe with no US parent company, it routes traffic exclusively through European internet hubs. Combined with DataDome’s real-time bot protection at the edge, organizations get complete visibility and control over their traffic—transforming sovereignty from a compliance hurdle into a competitive advantage. No trade-offs between performance, security, and legal certainty.

Security without the sovereignty trade-off

DataDome’s AI-powered bot protection is integrated directly into Varnish CDN, delivering real-time mitigation against sophisticated scraping, credential stuffing, account takeover, and fraud—without adding latency or complexity.

“We’re bringing enterprise-grade bot protection to Varnish CDN, securing it from the start,” said Gilles Walbrou, Chief Technology Officer at DataDome. “Our integration brings AI-powered bot and agent trust management directly to that edge infrastructure, enabling organizations to stop sophisticated automated attacks in real-time, before they ever reach origin servers. This combination delivers what European businesses need most: uncompromising security, data sovereignty, and the ultra-low latency that modern user experiences demand.”

DataDome’s multi-layered AI engine analyzes 5 trillion signals daily to detect intent and block threats in under 2 milliseconds. That means automated attacks—from bot-driven scraping to AI-powered fraud—are stopped at the edge, before they can reach your origin servers or impact legitimate users.

The result: European businesses get uncompromising protection that adapts in real time to evolving threats, with zero friction for real users. Organizations get complete visibility into their traffic—automated bots, good bots, human users, and AI agents—helping teams make smarter decisions about monetization and resource allocation while maintaining the compliance posture NIS2 requires.

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DataDome supports many different CDNs and offers 50+ ready-made integrations. Whether you deploy server-side, client-side, or through third-party tools, installation is straightforward with lightweight code optimized for any architecture.

DataDome’s detection engine analyzes traffic in real time, stopping automated threats before they reach origin servers while maintaining the performance and user experience legitimate visitors expect.

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