F5
Based in Seattle, F5 focuses on web application security for enterprises. Review F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP, its key capabilities and the closest API Security competitors.
Seattle, Washington, USA
Headquarters
1996
Founded
6,000+
Employees
Worldwide
Regions served
About F5
F5 provides application security and delivery technologies designed to protect web applications, APIs and digital services. Its security portfolio includes web application firewalls, API security, bot management, DDoS protection and broader web application and API protection capabilities. F5 helps organizations identify and block malicious traffic while maintaining availability and performance for legitimate users. Its application security technologies can protect against common web attacks, API abuse and automated threats. Bot management capabilities help identify malicious automation involved in scraping, credential attacks and other abusive activity. F5 also provides DDoS protection to help organizations maintain application availability when services are targeted by high-volume or application-layer attacks. Its technology is relevant to enterprises operating business-critical internet-facing applications and APIs. Organizations evaluating F5 should consider application architecture, API inventory, traffic volumes, deployment model, integration requirements and the level of managed security support required.
Main focus: Web application security, API security, bot management, DDoS protection and application delivery
Target customers: Enterprises, application teams, security teams and large online businesses
Categories & Solutions
F5 is listed across published cybersecurity categories
Subcategories
Products (7)
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Industries Served
F5 is listed for 11 industries
Resources
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Company Info
The essentials about F5.
- Company Type
- Public Company
- Headquarters
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Founded
- 1996
- Company Size
- 6,000+
- Main Focus
- Web application security, API security, bot management, DDoS protection and application delivery
- Target Customers
- Enterprises, application teams, security teams and large online businesses
- Headquarters Address
- Seattle, Washington, United States
Security & Compliance
Standards, regulations, and frameworks this vendor aligns with.
- ISOISO 27001
- SOCSOC 2
- PCIPCI DSS
- GDPRGDPR