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description: Cloud Workload Security applies policy controls to cloud API requests before they reach your cloud provider.
title: Cloud Workload Security is now available in Beta
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-19-cloud-workload-security-beta/og.png?v=70b5365bf22660e2
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October 19, 2026

## Cloud Workload Security is now available in Beta

[Cloud Workload Security](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/cloud-workload-security/)

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[Cloud Workload Security (CWS)](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/cloud-workload-security/) is now available in Beta. Apply policy controls to cloud API requests before they reach your cloud provider.

Define policies with request filters and Rego checks. For example, block requests that would make an R2 bucket public. Use workloads and policy sets to target your cloud environments.

Manage your policies in the Cloudflare dashboard. Run the CWS proxy in your environment and route client requests through it to enforce your policies.

CWS requires a Zero Trust subscription. The Zero Trust Free plan is sufficient.

To configure your first guardrail, follow [Get started with Cloud Workload Security](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/cloud-workload-security/get-started/).

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