F5 and Oracle Collaborate to Strengthen Application Security in the AI Era
Business Wire•28/10/2026•09:00 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤F5 and Oracle sign non-binding MOU to bring WAAP to OCI customers
- ➤Planned integration targets sophisticated attacks against web applications and APIs
- ➤Collaboration aims to simplify security operations without specialized security expertise
- ➤F5’s AI runtime defense is intended to enable virtual patching for exposed systems
Expert Statements
kp Papamiltiadis, Senior vice president, global partnerships, Oracle
“As cyber threats evolve, our customers need application and API protection that keeps pace without adding operational complexity”
kp Papamiltiadis, Senior vice president, global partnerships, Oracle
“Together, we plan to bring F5’s application security expertise into OCI, helping customers protect critical applications and APIs while simplifying security operations, backed by Oracle’s cloud infrastructure and support.”
John Maddison, Chief marketing officer, F5
“AI-powered attacks can find and exploit vulnerabilities faster than enterprises can patch them. Oracle and F5 see AI runtime defense as the answer for cloud teams, allowing for virtual patching that shields exposed systems while teams catch up on remediation”
John Maddison, Chief marketing officer, F5
“Through the planned integration of F5’s application security technology into OCI, we intend to provide security, application, and platform teams with a proven, straightforward way to help protect their critical workloads with next-generation solutions powered by F5—without adding operational friction.”
F5 and Oracle Collaborate to Strengthen Application Security in the AI Era
Collaboration is intended to help secure web applications and APIs against evolving cyber threats
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