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F5 Extends Application And Data Security To The Cloud: Page 2 of 3

F5 Networks, Inc., the global leader in Application Delivery Networking (ADN), today announced enhanced BIG-IP solution capabilities delivering new security services for applications deployed in the cloud. Application security provided by F5 solutions, including BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager, BIG-IP Edge Gateway, and BIG-IP Application Security Manager, ensures that enterprise applications and data are safe even when deployed in the cloud. The new BIG-IP Version 10.2 software enhances F5's securi
April 29, 2010

BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM) is a flexible web application firewall (WAF) that not only protects against common vulnerabilities like those listed in the OWASP Top Ten, but can also be tailored to provide policy-based security for organizations' specific security needs. The new release of BIG-IP includes easy-to-implement protection from dangerous Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. Many web applications are vulnerable to this attack and alternative solutions can be expensive and complex to implement and maintain. BIG-IP ASM can now protect applications against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks with simple checkbox configuration.

    * Simplify Management of Access Control for Applications in the Cloud

With BIG-IP Edge Gateway, enterprises can implement strong authentication, authorization, and encryption policies to make sure data is kept secure as it traverses the cloud. By unifying access and acceleration services on a single, optimized device, BIG-IP Edge Gateway simplifies and centralizes management tasks, and helps IT teams consolidate their infrastructure to reduce CapEx and OpEx costs.

    * Improve Mobile and Remote User Experience

Adding to the current services of advanced roaming, domain detection, and automatic connection, new security services integrate the BIG-IP Edge Client solution with the Microsoft Windows logon process. By caching logon credentials the first time they are entered, mobile and remote users can seamlessly access applications via a common VPN model, and this authentication can further be utilized by BIG-IP Edge Gateway to provide access control for cloud applications as well as traditional enterprise applications.

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