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F5 and CrowdStrike Strengthen Web Traffic Security with Falcon for F5 BIG-IP
New strategic alliance brings CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor and OverWatch Threat Hunting to F5 BIG-IP, free of charge through October 14, 2026 SEATTLE & AUSTIN,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNew strategic alliance brings CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor and OverWatch Threat Hunting to F5 BIG-IP, free of charge through October 14, 2026\n\n\n SEATTLE & AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nF5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced a new strategic technology alliance and first-of-its-kind integration that brings advanced workload security to F5 BIG-IP. By enabling F5 customers to embed CrowdStrike’s Falcon Sensor directly into F5 BIG-IP and leverage CrowdStrike Falcon® Adversary OverWatch managed threat hunting service, the companies are advancing adaptive, AI-driven security to the network perimeter where enterprises front their most critical application and API traffic.\n\n\nExtending detection and response beyond the endpoint\n\n\nFor years, the cybersecurity paradigm has centered on the edge as the primary battleground. Organizations rightly focused on securing laptops, desktops, and mobile devices with endpoint detection and response (EDR) software. This is crucial because these are the gateways through which users interact with corporate data and where many initial intrusions occur. However, attackers don't stop at a compromised laptop; they see the entire network infrastructure as a sprawling set of cross-domain targets. To stop modern attacks, organizations need protection that extends beyond the endpoint—unifying visibility and defense across every domain that adversaries target.\n\n\n“Today’s threat landscape demands taking the power of the Falcon platform beyond the endpoint,” said George Kurtz, CEO and founder of CrowdStrike. “We’re taking a bold step to move cybersecurity forward: normalizing the deployment of detection and response sensors across every attack surface, including network appliances. We’re pleased to take the first step by embedding CrowdStrike Falcon and OverWatch onto F5 BIG-IP. The Falcon platform has become essential for securing the modern enterprise.”\n\n\n“For too long, network devices have lacked the same protection as other endpoints, even as they sit in front of the world’s most critical applications and APIs,” said François Locoh-Donou, President and CEO of F5. “The security incident we recently disclosed underscores how important it is to close this gap and continue raising the security bar across the industry. Delivered on the F5 Application Delivery and Security P...