F5 Networks Expands Silverline Managed Services Offerings in India with New PoP to Improve Application Security

The demand for Silverline Managed Security Services has been ever-growing in India. Hence, in a press release today, F5 Networks announced a new regional Point of Presence (PoP) in India. Further, it comes forward as part of its global expansion approach in deploying PoPs to meet growing customer demand.

In a statement, Edgar Dais, MD of India and SAARC at F5 Networks said,

For many organizations, there is significant conflict internally between teams that need to increase business velocity and implement adequate cyber protection.

In a country with an approximate population of 1.34 billion, we will need 1 million cybersecurity professionals in 2020 to meet the demands of the growing economy.

With the launch of a local PoP in India, F5’s Silverline managed security services will not only be able to improve application performance but also bridge the gap of skilled security professionals addressing cyberthreats in real-time for our customers.

The press release further claimed that phishing and web application attacks account for 57% of all cyberattacks in India. Due to this, the risk landscape continues to expand and evolve. Enterprises often face challenges of legacy infrastructure. In turn, they lack the appropriate skill sets to manage and mitigate different types of threats.

The Silverline product line consists of Silverline Web Application Firewall (WAF), Silverline DDoS Protection, and Silverline Threat Intelligence in India. The company aims to empower its regional customers with additional capabilities to protect applications and web properties without upfront investments in IT infrastructure and support.

In another statement, Gail Coury, VP & GM, F5 Networks owned Silverline said,

With a local Silverline PoP, we are excited to be able to provide our Indian customers advanced managed security services that protect their critical applications against cyberattacks cost-effectively and efficiently without latency issues.

What are these products?

1. Silverline Web Application Firewall (WAF)

F5 Silverline WAF is a cloud-based security service. It gets support from F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager™ (ASM). It also has 24/7 support from highly specialized security experts to help organizations protect web apps and data. They also ensure compliance with industry security standards.

2. Silverline DDoS Protection

F5 Silverline DDoS Protection is a managed, cloud-delivered protection service. It detects and mitigates DDoS attacks in real-time. Further, it has industry-leading DDoS attack mitigation bandwidth to stop even the largest of volumetric DDoS attacks from ever reaching the network infrastructure.

3. Silverline Threat Intelligence

F5 Silverline Threat Intelligence is a cloud-based managed service. It blocks malicious activity before it reaches your environment. That increases efficiency by eliminating wasted effort spent processing threat communications.

The company already has a base in Sydney, Australia, and Hong Kong. This announcement of Silverline Managed Services in India backs F5’s commitment to deploying strong application and management. The products don't compromise on security and offer high-value cloud-based security services. The product line also includes DDoS Protection, Web Application Firewall, IP Reputation Filtering, and forthcoming Shape Defense on Silverline.