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F5 acquires NGINX, enableing multi-cloud application services across all environments
F5 Networks and NGINX announced a definitive agreement under which F5 will acquire all issued and outstanding shares of privately held NGINX for a total enterprise value of …
F5 Networks teams with Equinix to enhance security
F5 Networks announced the availability of a joint solution with Equinix, the global interconnection and data center company, that provides automated HSM (hardware security …
How IT organizations are transforming to meet the demands of the digital economy
The 2019 State of Application Services report from F5 Networks showed that organizations regard application services as vital for cloud adoption and, ultimately, for success …
Shifting the burden: Long-term magnifying consequences
Computer geeks love their acronyms. Here’s one more: TANSTAAFL. There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch. No, I’m not talking about the grilled Alaskan salmon meal you …
Don’t accept risk with a pocket veto
We who live risk management know there are four responses when confronted with a credible risk to our organizations. We can treat the risk to reduce it. We can avoid the risk …
What do you mean by storage encryption?
In my year-long research project, the F5 Labs’ 2018 Application Protection Report, I asked if security professionals used storage encryption for data and applications. About …
Who owns application security?
In July 2018, F5 released its first annual Application Protection Report. As part of the report, F5 commissioned Ponemon to survey of 3,135 IT security practitioners across …
New infosec products of the week: August 17, 2018
Alkemist: Harden vulnerable embedded systems and devices RunSafe Security announced the availability of Alkemist, a proprietary self-service technology built to reduce …
F5 simplifies network functions virtualization for service providers
F5 Networks introduced a network functions virtualization (NFV) offering for services that are deployed, scaled, managed, and decommissioned as service needs evolve. F5’s new …
Security’s bane: The false positive
Nothing makes security look worse than the false negative – when we miss an attack and damage is suffered. As security professionals, it’s something we all obsess a lot …
F5 Networks appoints Michel Combes to board of directors
F5 Networks announced the appointment of Michel Combes, CEO of Sprint, to its board of directors. Combes joins F5’s board as a leader with 30 years of experience in the …
F5 welcomes Mary Gardner as CISO
F5 Networks announced that Mary Gardner has joined the company’s leadership team as its chief information security officer (CISO). In this role, she is responsible for F5’s …
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