Business Wire·Aug 3, 2026, 12:00 PM ET

F5 Placed in the Leader Tier of the SecureIQLab 2026 Cloud WAAP v5.0 CyberRisk Validation Comparative Report

F5 Distributed Cloud Web App and API Protection (WAAP) was placed in the Leader tier of SecureIQLab's 2026 Cloud WAAP v5.0 CyberRisk Validation Comparative Report.
F5 received Secure-by-Design & Secure-by-Default certifications, joining only five other solutions to clear the required bar.
F5 achieved a 92.7% Security Efficacy score & a 94.7% Operational Efficiency score, both exceeding the respective group averages of 86.8% & 93.8%.
The evaluation utilized more than 1,600 attack scenarios including OWASP web attacks, API attacks, bot assaults, Layer 7 DDoS, & AI-assisted attacks on the SOCx platform.
F5's architecture uses a single-pass inspection model to fuse WAF, API security, bot defense, & DDoS mitigation without requiring constant tuning or specialized staff.
The solution scored 100% on the OWASP LLM Top 10 subset regarding Prompt Injection & Improper Output Handling risks.
F5 exceeded the group average on compliance metrics covering frameworks such as NIST SP 800-53, ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS, GDPR, & SOC 2.
SecureIQLab noted that the cloud WAAP market matured significantly with a 12.3% rise in group average security scores & the addition of AI application security as a distinct category.