F5 and Oracle Announce Cloud Security Integration
The companies plan to embed F5's security technology into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to simplify application protection.
Updated on Oct. 29, 2026 in Cybersecurity
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F5 Inc. and Oracle Corp. have signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding to integrate F5 security technology into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This planned integration aims to provide centralized application and API protection directly within the existing cloud management interface.
Why it matters
The partnership targets organizations seeking to secure applications and APIs against cyberattacks without requiring specialized in-house security expertise. This integration streamlines cloud-native security workflows for users of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
F5 reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $917 million, a 13% increase from the prior year. The companies plan to deploy F5 security tools to protect web applications and APIs within the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure environment.
The players
F5 Inc.
A provider of application security and delivery technologies that integrates with multi-cloud and on-premises environments.
Oracle Corp.
A global technology company that provides the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure platform for enterprise computing and database management.
The details
The collaboration intends to embed F5 security technology directly into the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure control plane, allowing security teams to manage policy enforcement without switching external management platforms. By leveraging this integration, administrators can protect APIs and web applications using automated security controls rather than manually configured hardware or disparate software wrappers. This approach is intended to lower the threshold for maintaining robust application security in complex cloud deployments.
Timeline
2001: F5 began its long-term partnership with Oracle.
October 27, 2026: F5 reported its fiscal fourth-quarter revenue.
October 28, 2026: Oracle and F5 announced the new cloud integration plan.
The Tech Race
This integration evolves Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's existing web application firewall service by layering in F5's specialized security stack. The move represents an effort to consolidate security management as vendors compete to reduce the operational overhead required for cloud-native API defense.
Security teams managing workloads on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will gain the ability to deploy F5 security protocols directly within their cloud dashboard. There is currently no confirmed release date or pricing model for the integrated service.
The takeaway
This partnership reflects a broader trend of abstracting complex security management into cloud infrastructure layers to simplify application defense. Security teams should monitor future Oracle product announcements for specific availability dates and documentation regarding the new integrated features.
Further reading
Explore the latest developments in cloud-native defense strategies in our Cybersecurity section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by SiliconANGLE.
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