AI-powered WAF, virtual patching: How F5 is hardening networks against frontier threats (opens in new tab)

The window between vulnerability discovery and active exploitation has been shrinking for years, and frontier AI models have accelerated that compression. To address that shift, F5 this week announced an expansion of its (WAAP) capabilities for its Application Delivery and Security Platform. The new features span three areas: AI-powered web application firewall (WAF): Conducts enhanced behavioral detection in F5 Distributed Cloud Services, using a neural network model to score every request i...