F5 elevates API discovery and security with platform enhancements

F5 Networks, a leader in application delivery, recently announced key improvements to its F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP). The latest updates focus on enhancing API discovery capabilities, improving threat detection, and optimising network connectivity. These updates strengthen F5’s dedication to offering unified visibility and operational efficiencies across diverse cloud environments.

The enhancements are included in the newly launched 7.0 release of F5 Distributed Cloud Services. This significant update reinforces visibility and control to protect APIs, indicating F5's continuous innovation in cloud services and their growing significance within the F5 ADSP framework.

Broader platform enhancements spotlight:

• Expanded API Discovery: Customers now have broader options to visualise hidden endpoints and data flows across varied environments, including BIG-IP and NGINX, without needing to redesign applications or network paths.
• Improved API Testing and Threat Detection: F5 has enhanced testing to address more API vulnerabilities, providing enhanced detection for critical threats. This empowers organisations to maintain robust security in complex ecosystems.
• Strengthened Bot Defence: F5 has enhanced integration of Bot Defence with its managed services, facilitating an easier onboarding process with automated policy applications. Organisations can modify control policies swiftly to adapt to emerging threats.
• Operational Enhancements for Cloud-Native Environments: The release introduces a modernised service discovery framework for Kubernetes and Consul, enabling efficient mapping of services to tenants with robust role-based control.
• Advanced Networking Enhancements: F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect now offers expanded routing intelligence, seamlessly integrating third-party networking solutions, bolstering connectivity and traffic management.

With these comprehensive updates, F5 fortifies its platform strategy, ensuring its Distributed Cloud Services remain a critical component of cloud security and connectivity strategies, propelling enterprises into the next era of cloud innovation.