{"id":212188,"date":"2026-05-11T07:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/cloudflare-lays-off-1100-employees-in-ai-driven-restructuring\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:55:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:55:18","slug":"cloudflare-lays-off-1100-employees-in-ai-driven-restructuring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/cloudflare-lays-off-1100-employees-in-ai-driven-restructuring\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloudflare Lays Off 1,100 Employees in AI-Driven Restructuring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cloudflare Lays Off 1,100 Employees in AI-Driven Restructuring<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.securityweek.com\/cloudflare-lays-off-1100-employees-in-ai-driven-restructuring\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-11 07:25:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.securityweek.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Author: <\/a><\/p>\n

Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. <\/p>\n

Web performance and security company Cloudflare announced last week that it\u2019s laying off more than 1,100 employees worldwide as part of an AI-driven restructuring plan.<\/p>\n

In an email to workers, CEO Matthew Prince and President Michelle Zatlyn said the company\u2019s AI usage has skyrocketed \u2014 by over 600% in the past three months alone \u2014 with AI agents being heavily used by employees in HR, marketing, finance, and engineering.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThat means we have to be intentional in how we architect our company for the agentic AI era in order to supercharge the value we deliver to our customers and to honor our mission to help build a better Internet for everyone, everywhere,\u201d the Cloudflare co-founders said.<\/p>\n

They also noted, \u201cToday\u2019s actions are not a cost-cutting exercise or an assessment of individuals\u2019 performance; they are about Cloudflare defining how a world-class, high-growth company operates and creates value in the agentic AI era.\u201d<\/p>\n

Departing employees will receive severance equivalent to their full base salary through the end of 2026. The company noted that US workers will continue to receive healthcare coverage through December 31.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition, Cloudflare said it will accelerate equity vesting for affected staff through August 15, allowing them to continue accumulating shares after their departure. For employees who have not yet reached their one-year vesting cliff, the company will waive that requirement and provide pro-rated equity vesting through August.Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy taking decisive action now, we provide immediate clarity to those departing and protect the stability of the team that remains,\u201d said Prince and Zatlyn. \u201cWe are making these changes now because making smaller, repeated cuts or dragging a reorganization out over multiple quarters creates prolonged emotional uncertainty for employees and stalls our ability to build.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cloudflare topped revenue and earnings forecasts for the first quarter of 2026, yet its shares plunged more than 20% following the same-day announcement of workforce layoffs and softer near-term guidance.<\/p>\n

According to data from Layoffs.fyi, cybersecurity companies that announced layoffs this year include Kaseya, Axonius, CyberArk, At-Bay, Pentera, and Arctic Wolf.\u00a0<\/p>\n

*the article has been updated to correct the title of Michelle Zatlyn from COO to President<\/p>\n

Related: People on the Move<\/p>\n

Related: Nick Andersen Appointed Acting Director of CISA<\/p>\n

Related: Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in April 2026<\/p>\n

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