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F5 boosts API discovery and security capabilities in its ADSP platform by unveiling comprehensive updates in the latest version 7.0 release of F5 Distributed Cloud Services, designed to give organizations deeper visibility into APIs, improved threat detection and stronger operational support across hybrid and multicloud environments.
Stronger API Discovery and Visibility Across Environments
The upgraded API discovery features allow enterprises to visualize previously hidden endpoints, sensitive data flows and inconsistent controls that exist across diverse infrastructure components including F5 BIG-IP systems, NGINX proxies/gateways, and other third-party gateways without requiring application rearchitecture or traffic redirection.API discovery for BIG-IP is now generally available, offering out-of-band visibility across TMOS versions 15.1 and higher, while early-access support for NGINX (including NGINX OSS, NGINX Plus), Kong, Apigee and other gateways unifies API inventory and analysis across heterogeneous environments. For regulated sectors with strict data-sovereignty requirements, local discovery options even in air-gapped environments now deliver the same visibility without sending data off-premises.
This expanded discovery capability is essential for enterprises tracking the sprawling footprint of modern APIs which underpin applications, data exchanges and integrations across edge, cloud and on-premises platforms.
Enhanced API Testing and Threat Detection
Beyond discovery, F5’s enhancements include stronger API testing and threat detection tied to the OWASP API Top 10 vulnerability categories. With the new release, enterprises can better detect and respond to common and critical API-related risks such as broken authentication, broken object level authorization (BOLA), property level issues and function-level flaws enabling proactive mitigation before exploits occur.These capabilities fortify the security posture of API ecosystems that are increasingly targeted by sophisticated attacks, helping organizations stay ahead of advanced threats while maintaining compliance and operational continuity.
Strengthened Bot Defense and Operational Controls
F5 has also enhanced its Distributed Cloud Bot Defense capabilities by tightening integration with managed services and expanding self-service options through native routing in the management console. This streamlines onboarding for bot protection reducing configuration complexity and accelerating deployment of automated defenses for applications and APIs.The improvements give customers greater control over bot detection policies, allowing tailored rule deployment and rapid adaptation to evolving threat patterns. Advanced filtering options using regex operators and new match criteria (such as “contains,” “starts with” and “ends with”) enable more nuanced analysis and faster incident response.
Operational Enhancements for Cloud-Native Workloads
To support modern cloud-native environments, F5's latest update includes a modernized service discovery framework for Kubernetes and Consul. This upgrade lets organizations map discover services to individual tenants and apply robust, native role-based access control (RBAC), boosting performance isolation, secure access management and scalability as cloud workloads grow.Advanced Networking and Connectivity Features
Networking has also been enhanced with expanded routing intelligence and ecosystem integration through F5 Distributed Cloud Network Connect. The platform now supports external connectors and BGP routing policies, automatically forming secure tunnels to SD-WAN devices and third-party networking systems. These enhancements give enterprises granular traffic-flow control, improved debugging visibility and greater operational assurance all critical for secure, high-performance connectivity in hybrid deployments.Why These Enhancements Matter
- Unified API Visibility: Organizations gain comprehensive visibility into API landscapes that span cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments, a key foundation for consistent security and performance optimization.
- Proactive Security Posture: Enhanced testing, detection and bot defense helps security teams identify vulnerabilities early, proactively defend against attacks and reduce response times.
- Cloud-Native and Hybrid Support: Updates designed for Kubernetes, Consul and diverse routing infrastructures support digital transformation initiatives and modern application architectures with robust security and operational tooling.
- Regulated Industries Compliance: Local discovery options and air-gapped deployment support strict data-sovereignty and compliance requirements common in financial services, healthcare and government sectors.
The Bigger Picture for Enterprise Security
F5 continues to refine its Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) to address the intricate security needs of enterprises grappling with distributed clouds, hybrid infrastructure and rapidly evolving API ecosystems. These enhancements align with broader industry priorities urging digital transformation while guarding against complex cyber threats.As APIs drive more critical business functions and digital experiences, unified discovery, testing and security controls become indispensable driving organizations to adopt platforms that offer both visibility and actionable protection at scale.
By strengthening API discovery, expanding threat detection, enhancing bot defense and improving networking intelligence, F5's latest ADSP enhances position enterprises to innovate and scale securely in today's dynamic hybrid and multicloud world ensuring that every application and API performs reliably, protected against evolving threats.
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