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SEATTLE & AUSTIN, Texas - F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) and Forcepoint announced a partnership to provide security solutions for AI systems across their lifecycle, according to a press release statement.
The collaboration combines Forcepoint’s Data Security Posture Management data discovery and classification capabilities with F5’s red teaming and AI guardrails functionality in the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform. The integrated approach addresses data discovery, runtime protection, and monitoring for AI applications, APIs, models, and agents.
Forcepoint’s technology enables organizations to discover, classify, and govern data across cloud, SaaS, endpoint, and enterprise environments. F5’s platform enforces policies at runtime by monitoring APIs, gateways, applications, and AI agents. The F5 AI Red Team and F5 AI Guardrails functionality provides adversarial testing capabilities and monitors for prompt abuse and data exfiltration attempts.
"Enterprises are moving AI initiatives from experimentation to production faster than most security programs can adapt," said John Maddison, Chief Marketing Officer at F5. The company’s impressive gross profit margin of 81% and recent upward earnings revisions from 9 analysts underscore its competitive position in the security market. According to InvestingPro analysis, F5 appears undervalued at current levels, with 6 additional ProTips available to subscribers alongside comprehensive Pro Research Reports covering 1,400+ US equities.
The combined solution provides security teams with tools to identify data vulnerabilities, prioritize AI use cases based on risk, enforce runtime controls, and monitor systems for abnormal behavior. Continuous telemetry and policy validation are included to verify AI systems operate according to enterprise governance requirements.
"AI has fundamentally redefined data security, exposing static policies for what they are: inadequate," said Naveen Palavalli, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at Forcepoint.
F5 is demonstrating the joint solution at booth 6365 at the RSA Conference this week. Forcepoint is hosting presentations at the Forcepoint Experience Center at the St. Regis San Francisco during the conference.
In other recent news, F5 Networks Inc. reported impressive financial results for Q1 2026, with earnings per share reaching $4.45, surpassing the anticipated $3.65. The company’s revenue also exceeded expectations, coming in at $822 million compared to the forecasted $755.96 million. These developments highlight F5’s strong financial performance and market position. Additionally, F5 announced a technology partnership with Skyfire to enhance its Application Delivery and Security Platform by integrating Skyfire’s Know Your Agent protocol. This collaboration aims to help businesses identify legitimate AI agent traffic and block malicious activities. F5 also unveiled platform upgrades, including the introduction of F5 Insight, a new observability tool that offers real-time analytics and monitoring. Furthermore, F5 introduced AI security tools and post-quantum protections, enhancing its capabilities in AI-driven threat protection and cryptographic readiness. These recent developments underscore F5’s commitment to advancing its technology offerings and security measures.
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