F5 Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) announced new security capabilities within its Application Delivery and Security Platform at the AppWorld conference in Las Vegas. The enhancements focus on AI-driven protection, zero trust access controls, and post-quantum cryptography readiness.

The company introduced F5 AI Remediate, which automates the creation and validation of security guardrail packages for AI applications. The tool connects AI vulnerability identification through F5 AI Red Team with runtime protections via F5 AI Guardrails, allowing security teams to deploy evidence-based protections with human approval.

F5 Distributed Cloud WAF now includes AI-powered risk scoring that transforms manual security processes into automated protections. The system uses outcome-based blocking policies designed to reduce operational burden while maintaining low false positive rates.

The platform expanded F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense to address AI-driven automation challenges. The enhanced features provide visibility across application traffic, distinguishing between humans, bots, and AI agents while blocking malicious or unauthorized automated activity.

F5 evolved its BIG-IP Access Policy Manager into BIG-IP Zero Trust Access, emphasizing zero trust application access capabilities. The solution provides per-request validation and supports Identity Aware Proxy, SSL VPN, and IPsec VPN on a post-quantum cryptography-ready platform.

For post-quantum readiness, F5 introduced support for hybrid TLS cipher groups, enabling immediate post-quantum security while maintaining compatibility with existing cryptographic systems. The company positions this as a standards-aligned approach to quantum threat preparation.

Additional enhancements include out-of-band API discovery across multiple data planes and a deployable API security software solution for air-gapped environments. F5 integrated Distributed Cloud Web App Scanning with BIG-IP Advanced WAF for automated vulnerability detection and virtual patch deployment.

"Security teams do not need more alarms. They need fewer gaps," said Kunal Anand, Chief Product Officer at F5.