The move is part a global expansion strategy to help customers better adapt to rapidly evolving threat imperatives and a new diversity of cloud consumption opportunities.
Silverline enables the deployment of security services for every app - regardless of location - without upfront investments in IT infrastructure and support.
The new PoP will provide improved application performance and reduced latency for Silverline Managed Services customers in the
"The Bahrain PoP significantly enhances our ability to provide high-value managed security services that optimise and secure applications wherever they reside. It is also an acknowledgement of the
"Our customers in the
As a case in point, it was the first country in the
From a broader regional perspective,
The PoP launch also comes as the wider EMEA region continues to stand out for its multi-cloud momentum and ambition.
According to F5's sixth annual State of Application Services (SOAS) report, 88% of surveyed EMEA organisations are now leveraging multi-cloud environments, compared to 87% in the
F5 Silverline offers the following managed security services:
* Silverline Web Application Firewall (WAF). Silverline WAF is a cloud-based security service built on F5 Advanced WAF, with 24/7 support from highly specialised security experts to help organisations protect web apps and data, as well as ensure compliance with industry security standards.
* Silverline DDoS Protection. Silverline DDoS Protection is a managed, cloud-delivered protection service that detects and mitigates DDoS attacks in real-time. It uses industry-leading DDoS attack mitigation bandwidth to stop even the largest of volumetric DDoS attacks from reaching the network infrastructure.
* Silverline Shape Defense. Silverline Shape Defense is a managed cloud-based security service that protects against sophisticated bots, credential stuffing, web scraping, and other automation attacks that lead to fraud and abuse. The service leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accurately determine in real-time if an application request is from a fraudulent source. It stops the bad traffic without introducing friction for legitimate users.
* Silverline Threat Intelligence. Silverline Threat Intelligence is a cloud-based managed service that blocks malicious activity before it reaches your environment. The solution markedly increases efficiency by eliminating wasted effort spent processing threat communications.
Availability
The F5 Silverline Managed Security Services offerings via the Bahrain PoP are available now. Please contact a local F5 sales office for additional product and service availability information.
To learn more about Silverline Managed Security Services, visit F5.com.
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