F5's BIG-IP Application Security Manager Wins 2009 SC Magazine Reader Trust Award

F5 Networks, Inc., a developer of Application Delivery Networking (ADN) technologies, announced that it has received SC Magazine's 2009 Reader Trust Award, recognizing its BIG-IP Application Security Manager as the Best Web Application Security solution.

The award was presented at the SC Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco.

With almost 700 entries, SC Magazine readers selected the F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager (ASM) web application firewall (WAF) from among the nominations.

"F5's BIG-IP Application Security Manager represents the best in web application security technology that the industry has to offer today," said Illena Armstrong, Editor in Chief, SC Magazine. "With their vote, our readers are attesting to the high regard they hold for F5 and the BIG-IP ASM solution."

"It's a great honor to have BIG-IP ASM chosen as the industry's Best Web Application Security solution by SC Magazine's readers," said Mark Vondemkamp, Director of Product Management, Security at F5. "These experts deal with serious security matters every day, and they appreciate the components required to secure their organizations. As the fastest and most comprehensive WAF solution on the market, BIG-IP ASM helps IT professionals achieve their critical application security mandates and meet variable business needs."

BIG-IP Application Security Manager is a solution that provides application security with an integrated XML firewall to protect an organization's sensitive applications, data, and brand integrity. As a scalable application security solution, BIG-IP ASM enables customers to block attacks, mitigate threats, and comply with evolving security regulations, including PCI standards, the company noted in a release.

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