FireEye and F5 announce global partnership which combines advanced application delivery technologies with sophisticated threat management for applications and data centers

Pervasive trends like cloud, mobility and the Internet of Things, together with the growing complexity of the threat landscape, demand a shift in security approaches in Asia Pacific,” said Manu Bonnassie, senior vice president, F5 Networks. FireEye and F5 Networks announced a global partnership to defend against the evolving security threats to the enterprise. Customers will benefit from comprehensive security solutions that integrate application delivery infrastructure from F5 and advanced threat protection from FireEye Network Security. The agreement also includes a unified approach to worldwide sales, deployment and support, thereby helping to ensure the best possible end-to-end experience for customers. “Our partnership with F5 addresses critical business issues for our customers across the Asia Pacific region – matching IT growth and security to support the business,” said Bryce Boland, chief technology officer for Asia Pacific at FireEye. Enterprise IT departments are challenged with supporting cloud-based applications and mobile environments while maintaining network reliability, security, and speed. The partnership between FireEye and F5 will feature the integration of key application delivery technologies with advanced threat management platforms to accelerate application deployment, performance, and security. Customer benefits: • A comprehensive security solution that combines application delivery infrastructure with advanced content security • Performance, scale and high availability in heavy network traffic environments by using the health monitoring and load-balancing capabilities of the BIG-IP platform. • Integrated security architecture that drives advanced content security by enabling improved visibility into the growing stream of encrypted traffic.