Evaluation places F5 Distributed Cloud Web App in the top tier for operational efficiency
F5 has announced that its F5 Distributed Cloud Web App and API Protection (WAAP), part of the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP), was placed in the Leader tier of SecureIQLab’s 2026 Cloud WAAP v5.0 CyberRisk Validation Comparative Report. F5 was one of a select few evaluated vendors to earn both the Secure-by-Design and Secure-by-Default certifications.
Enterprises buying application security products have long faced a trade-off. Some solutions stop sophisticated attacks but demand constant tuning and specialized staff to run. Others deploy easily but leave gaps that only surface after a breach. Security teams end up choosing which problem they would rather have.
Evaluation
The SecureIQLab evaluation measured both sides of the efficiency/efficacy trade-off. F5 was placed in the Leader tier of the CyberRisk Ripple—the report’s highest classification, reserved for solutions scoring in the top tier for protection and operations. F5 scored 92.7% Security Efficacy and 94.7% Operational Efficiency, exceeding the measured group averages of 86.8% and 93.8%, respectively.
“Enterprises are protecting more applications, more APIs, and now more AI—and security that only works when you staff a skilled team around it isn’t security that scales,” explained John Maddison, Chief Marketing Officer, F5.
“The cloud WAAP market has matured significantly. The group average security score rose roughly 12.3% over the previous edition of this. Solutions placed in the Leader tier demonstrated coverage across web application, API, advanced threat, and AI-enabled application attacks,” added David Ellis, VP-Research, SecureIQLab.
