F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) and Forcepoint announced a new partnership on March 24 2026 to help enterprises secure artificial‑intelligence (AI) applications throughout their entire lifecycle—from data discovery and classification to runtime protection and continuous assurance.
The alliance combines F5’s Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) with Forcepoint’s data‑security capabilities, including its AI‑native Data Security Posture Management (DSPM). The integrated solution also incorporates F5’s AI Guardrails and AI Red Team, providing governance, threat detection, and adaptive protection for AI workloads.
"Enterprises are moving AI initiatives from experimentation to production faster than most security programs can adapt," said John Maddison, Chief Marketing Officer at F5. "By combining Forcepoint's deep data intelligence and contextual awareness with F5's advanced application security and runtime protections, organizations eliminate operational security gaps with unmatched confidence and control in their AI operations." Naveen Palavalli, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at Forcepoint, added, "AI has fundamentally redefined data security, exposing static policies for what they are: inadequate. F5 and Forcepoint are establishing a new standard of continuous, adaptive protection that follows data from the moment of creation through every stage of its lifecycle, including the runtime layer where AI systems operate, evolve, and expand risk vectors. The threats AI brings require a new category for proactive data and AI risk mitigation, and our partnership is delivering on this today."
The partnership addresses a growing need for end‑to‑end AI security, a market projected to reach USD 60.6 billion by 2028. By bridging data security and application security, the alliance offers a single pane of glass for managing AI risk, potentially expanding F5’s customer base and strengthening its competitive moat in the hybrid‑cloud security market.
The joint solution will be demonstrated at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, which runs from March 23‑26 2026, giving early adopters a chance to evaluate the integrated platform in a live environment.
Prior to the announcement, F5 had reported strong Q1 2026 earnings on January 27 2026, with earnings per share of $4.45 and revenue of $822 million, exceeding expectations. The new partnership builds on F5’s recent AI security expansion and positions the company to capture a larger share of the rapidly growing AI‑security market.
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