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Channel Post MEA
6 days ago
- Business
- Channel Post MEA
F5 Announces AI-Driven Capabilities For Application Delivery And Security Platform
F5 has announced new AI-driven capabilities for the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP). These updates provide organisations with advanced tools to secure sensitive data and manage AI-powered applications, including expanded capabilities in F5 AI Gateway to prevent data leaks and deliver cutting-edge AI data protection. Additionally, new functionality for F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator is being introduced to classify and defend encrypted data in motion and block unapproved AI use. The F5 ADSP is the industry's most advanced solution to help organisations secure and deliver all applications, including those powered by AI, and address the complexities of hybrid multicloud infrastructures and their ever-evolving security and performance challenges. These enhancements reaffirm F5's commitment to protecting modern, AI-driven infrastructures by enabling organisations to securely optimise, scale, and orchestrate AI applications. Meeting modern data protection challenges As businesses adopt AI and hybrid cloud technologies, sensitive data often moves across encrypted traffic and unapproved AI tools, creating security blind spots. Traditional security methods struggle to detect or prevent data leaks from these complex environments. F5 answers this challenge with tools that allow organisations of all sizes to achieve key compliance and security outcomes, such as: Detect, classify, and stop data leaks in encrypted and AI-driven traffic in real time. Prevent risks from unauthorised AI use (Shadow AI) and sensitive data exposure. Apply consistent policies across applications, APIs, and AI services to maintain security and compliance. 'The core tension in every boardroom today is the race to adopt AI versus the mandate to protect the firm's data,' said Kunal Anand, Chief Innovation Officer at F5. 'Forcing a choice between the two is a losing strategy. We're eliminating that choice. By providing deep visibility into encrypted AI conversations, we're giving leaders the controls to stop data leakage and govern AI use, effectively turning the CISO from a gatekeeper into the primary enabler of secure innovation.' New features and capabilities in F5 AI Gateway Data leakage detection and prevention capabilities are coming to F5 AI Gateway, planned for later this quarter, powered by technology F5 recently acquired from LeakSignal. This new functionality examines AI prompts and responses to spot sensitive data such as personal information and applies customer-defined policies to redact, block, or log it. With the integration and ongoing development of this AI data protection technology, F5 expands its ability to inspect in-transit data, applying policies to secure sensitive information before it leaves the network. This addition simplifies compliance and reduces risk across hybrid and multicloud deployments. Key new features include: Real-time detection of sensitive data during AI interactions. Policy enforcement to protect and redact sensitive data as it enters AI environments as well as protect data before it leaves approved environments. Detailed reports and audit logs integrated with SIEM tools. These updates directly address risks, such as the leakage of sensitive data when using AI systems, and help organisations maintain compliance requirements. F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator to expand to manage AI Risks To tackle the risks posed by Shadow AI, F5 is announcing plans to enhance BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator to offer AI data protection by delivering real-time visibility into encrypted traffic flows. This approach enables organisations to detect, classify, and block unauthorised AI use and sharing of sensitive data in-transit to maintain compliance while permitting authorised traffic and enforcing corporate-acceptable use of AI technologies. The solution will deliver unparalleled visibility into AI data flows by decrypting encrypted traffic at scale to enhance inspection with no performance loss and provide centralised dashboards and reporting for audits and investigations, with planned availability in late 2025.
Scoop
17-07-2025
- Business
- Scoop
F5 Application Delivery And Security Platform Introduces Data Leakage Detection And Prevention For Securing AI Workloads
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in delivering and securing every app and API, today announced new AI-driven capabilities for the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP). These updates provide organisations with advanced tools to secure sensitive data and manage AI-powered applications, including expanded capabilities in F5 AI Gateway to protect against data leaks and cutting-edge AI data protection technology. Additionally, new functionality for F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator is being introduced to classify and defend encrypted data in motion and block unapproved AI use. The F5 ADSP is the industry's most advanced solution to help organisations secure and deliver all applications, including those powered by AI, and address the complexities of hybrid multicloud infrastructures and their ever-evolving security and performance challenges. These enhancements reaffirm F5's commitment to protecting modern, AI-driven infrastructures by enabling organisations to securely optimise, scale, and orchestrate AI applications. Meeting modern data protection challenges As businesses adopt AI and hybrid cloud technologies, sensitive data often moves across encrypted traffic and unapproved AI tools, creating security blind spots. Traditional security methods struggle to detect or prevent data leaks from these complex environments. F5 answers this challenge with tools that allow organisations of all sizes to achieve key compliance and security outcomes such as: Detect, classify, and stop data leaks in encrypted and AI-driven traffic in real-time. Prevent risks from unauthorised AI use (Shadow AI) and sensitive data exposure. Apply consistent policies across applications, APIs, and AI services to maintain security and compliance. 'The core tension in every boardroom today is the race to adopt AI versus the mandate to protect the firm's data,' said Kunal Anand, Chief Innovation Officer at F5. 'Forcing a choice between the two is a losing strategy. We're eliminating that choice. By providing deep visibility into encrypted AI conversations, we're giving leaders the controls to stop data leakage and govern AI use, effectively turning the CISO from a gatekeeper into the primary enabler of secure innovation.' New features and capabilities in F5 AI Gateway Data leakage detection and prevention capabilities are coming to F5 AI Gateway, planned for later this quarter, powered by technology F5 recently acquired from LeakSignal. This new functionality examines AI prompts and responses to spot sensitive data such as personal information or other sensitive data, and applies customer-defined policies to redact, block, or log it. With the integration and ongoing development of this AI data protection technology, F5 expands its ability to inspect in-transit data, applying policies to secure sensitive information before it leaves the network. This addition simplifies compliance and reduces risk across hybrid and multicloud deployments. Key new features include: Real-time detection of sensitive data during AI interactions. Policy enforcement to protect and redact sensitive data as it enters AI environments as well as protect data before it leaves approved environments. Detailed reports and audit logs integrated with SIEM tools. These updates directly address risks, such as the leakage of sensitive data when using AI systems, and help organisations maintain compliance requirements. F5 BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator to expand to manage AI risks To tackle the risks posed by Shadow AI, F5 is announcing plans to enhance BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator to offer AI data protection by delivering real-time visibility into encrypted traffic flows. This approach enables organisations to detect, classify, and block unauthorised AI use and sharing of sensitive data in-transit to maintain compliance while permitting authorised traffic and enforcing corporate-acceptable use of AI technologies. The solution will deliver unparalleled visibility into AI data flows by decrypting encrypted traffic at scale to enhance inspection with no performance loss and provide centralised dashboards and reporting for audits and investigations, with planned availability in late 2025. About F5 F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) is the global leader that delivers and secures every app. Backed by three decades of expertise, F5 has built the industry's premier platform—F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP)—to deliver and secure every app, every API, anywhere: on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, and across hybrid, multicloud environments. F5 is committed to innovating and partnering with the world's largest and most advanced organizations todeliver fast, available, and secure digital experiences. Together, we help each other thrive and bring a better digital world to life.
Techday NZ
17-07-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
F5 enhances AI data protection with real-time leak detection tools
F5 has unveiled new data leak detection and protection features within its Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) to assist organisations in safeguarding sensitive data when working with artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The newly introduced functionalities aim to increase visibility into encrypted traffic, enabling businesses to identify and block unauthorised data sharing and defend against shadow AI. F5's updates include improvements to its AI Gateway and BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator, intending to simplify security management and regulatory compliance across modern hybrid and multicloud environments. AI security and compliance The ADSP enhancements are designed to address difficulties encountered when businesses adopt AI solutions and move towards hybrid cloud infrastructures. Sensitive information is increasingly traversing encrypted channels and exposing organisations to new risks if accessed or transmitted via unapproved AI tools. F5's solution seeks to tackle these risks by offering real-time detection and mitigation of data leakage within complex, encrypted environments. F5 officials highlighted the scale of the issue, noting the pressures facing business leaders in balancing the adoption of AI with stringent requirements for data protection. Kunal Anand, Chief Innovation Officer at F5, said: "The core tension in every boardroom today is the race to adopt AI versus the mandate to protect the firm's data. Forcing a choice between the two is a losing strategy. We're eliminating that choice. By providing deep visibility into encrypted AI conversations, we're giving leaders the controls to stop data leakage and govern AI use, effectively turning the CISO from a gatekeeper into the primary enabler of secure innovation." According to F5, the newly deployed data leakage detection and prevention capabilities for the F5 AI Gateway use technology acquired from LeakSignal to analyse AI prompts and responses. The system can spot sensitive information - such as personal or confidential data - and act according to customer-specified rules, including redacting, blocking or logging those details. Key features detailed The F5 AI Gateway enhancements include real-time detection and policy enforcement to protect and redact sensitive data as it flows into AI environments, and to prevent the unauthorised departure of information from approved environments. Detailed reporting and audit logs can be integrated into existing Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools, giving organisations clearer oversight and simplifying compliance procedures. Planned for release later in 2025, F5 intends to upgrade its BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator, introducing expanded AI data protection by providing real-time, deep visibility into encrypted traffic. This update will enable organisations to classify, detect and block unauthorised uses of AI and sharing of sensitive data while allowing permitted data traffic through. Reports and dashboards are to be centralised, supporting audit and investigation activities. The company emphasises that these changes offer the ability for organisations to: Detect, classify and stop data leaks in encrypted and AI-driven traffic in real time. Prevent risks from unauthorised AI use (shadow AI) and the exposure of sensitive information. Apply consistent security and compliance policies across all applications, APIs and AI services. Addressing regulatory demands With the push for more effective data controls, organisations are contending with increased scrutiny from regulators and growing obligations to demonstrate robust management of AI infrastructure. The adoption of these F5 technologies is positioned to help companies maintain compliance across environments that leverage on-premises, cloud and multicloud deployments. The update to F5's AI Gateway allows organisations to define their own sensitive data policies, leveraging up-to-date inspection technology to intercept and manage data at key points of transit. This is anticipated to reduce risk by ensuring that sensitive details do not inadvertently leave the network or become exposed to third-party AI systems. F5 confirmed that these new measures will support compliance and audit readiness, meeting evolving expectations as more enterprises adopt AI at scale within critical workflows and regulatory oversight increases in response to rapid AI integration.
