F5 Networks has announced that it has acquired Defense.Net, a privately-held provider of cloud-based security services for protecting data centres and Internet applications from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
The advanced technologies and operational experience shared between the two companies will expand F5’s portfolio of security solutions for defence against Internet-based DDoS attacks on networks, data centres, and applications. Defense.Net’s high-capacity cloud service is complementary to F5’s existing on-premise DDoS Protection capabilities.
The combination provides customers with the most comprehensive hybrid DDoS solution, engineered to absorb the full threat spectrum of DDoS attacks.
Designed by DDoS industry pioneers, Defense.Net’s service is supported by an advanced, high-throughput infrastructure to defend organisations against the new generation of massive and sophisticated DDoS attacks. The
Defense.Net network supports multiple protocols and provides ground-breaking features for remediation and control to safeguard customers from unforeseen threat vectors, while maintaining application performance.
The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on F5’s operating results.
