F5 and Oracle Join Forces to Strengthen Application Security on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

F5 and Oracle Forge Application Security Partnership

F5 Inc. and Oracle Corp. revealed plans to integrate F5's web application and API protection technology directly into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure under a nonbinding memorandum of understanding1

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. The collaboration targets organizations needing to secure critical applications and APIs against sophisticated attacks without maintaining specialized security expertise in-house2

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. Security, application, and platform teams would manage protection from within their familiar cloud environment, eliminating additional operational complexity.

Addressing AI-Powered Cyber Threats Through Runtime Defense

John Maddison, F5's chief marketing officer, highlighted that AI-powered cyber threats "can find and exploit vulnerabilities faster than enterprises can patch them"1

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. F5 and Oracle position AI runtime defense as the solution, enabling virtual patching that shields exposed systems while teams work on permanent remediation2

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. This approach matters because the threat landscape has evolved beyond traditional patch cycles, with attackers leveraging artificial intelligence to discover and exploit weaknesses at unprecedented speed.

Simplifying Security Operations on OCI

kp Papamiltiadis, senior vice president of global partnerships at Oracle, emphasized that customers need application security that "keeps pace without adding operational complexity"2

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. The planned integration would bring F5's application security expertise into OCI, backed by Oracle's cloud infrastructure and support1

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. Organizations would gain next-generation WAAP capabilities without requiring teams to learn new platforms or manage separate security tools, helping reduce operational friction while maintaining robust defenses.

Building on a Long-Standing Partnership

The collaboration extends a long-standing partnership between the two companies dating back to 2001, primarily focused on application delivery for Oracle software including E-Business Suite and PeopleSoft1

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. Oracle already uses F5 products for some of its own enterprise applications and cloud services. F5 now groups its delivery and security products, including BIG-IP and NGINX, under the Application Delivery and Security Platform, which features AI Guardrails and AI Red Team tools1

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What This Means for the Cloud Security Market

The announcement came one day after F5 reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $917 million, up 13% year-over-year1

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. Oracle already offers its own web application firewall service on OCI designed to stop threats including bots, application-layer distributed denial-of-service attacks, and SQL injection, with capabilities extending to on-premises and multi-cloud environments1

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. However, neither company specified how F5's technology would complement Oracle's existing firewall or provided details on pricing, specific F5 products included, or availability dates. A disclaimer notes the collaboration does not create a formal partnership or joint venture between F5 Inc. and Oracle Corp.1

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