- F5 (FFIV, Financial) enhances its Application Delivery and Security Platform with new cybersecurity capabilities to address modern AI threats.
- The platform now includes cloud-native protection, LLM vulnerability scanning, expanded API discovery tools, and enhanced client-side defenses.
- F5’s 2025 State of Application Strategy Report reveals 96% of organizations are deploying AI models, highlighting significant cybersecurity concerns.
F5, Inc. (FFIV), a leader in application and API delivery and security, has announced significant upgrades to its Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP), aimed at bolstering cybersecurity for modern applications. These enhancements are particularly pertinent as organizations face increasingly sophisticated threats in an AI-driven world.
The updated platform now provides cloud-native protection through the integration of NGINX App Protect as an add-on to NGINXaaS for Azure deployments. This offers robust defense against complex threats, including data breaches and zero-day attacks.
Additionally, the platform's new web app scanning functionality is designed to identify vulnerabilities in large language model (LLM) deployments. This ensures organizations can detect and mitigate LLM-specific vulnerabilities, aligning with OWASP Top Ten for LLM Applications.
F5 has also expanded its API discovery tools across the ADSP platform, allowing organizations to gain comprehensive visibility of APIs within their BIG-IP deployments. This enhancement addresses the growing API utilization that poses significant security challenges due to potential exposures to attacks.
Moreover, an enhanced client-side defense capability is introduced to comply with PCI DSS v4.0, focusing on protecting against client-side browser-based attacks, which are becoming more prevalent as threat actors explore new attack vectors.
According to F5’s 2025 State of Application Strategy Report, 96% of enterprises are currently deploying AI models. However, the rapid adoption of AI technologies has highlighted major cybersecurity concerns, with the security of AI models being the top concern among enterprises.
F5's ADSP is described in the 2025 EMA Vendor Vision Report as a visionary solution in tackling contemporary application security challenges, reflecting its commitment to protecting every app across digital infrastructures.
