F5 Networks Inc. noted that the acceleration of cloud adoption is creating increased demand for security application services.
The latter includes Web application firewall (WAF), domain name system security extensions (DNSSec) and distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection.
Citing its 2017 State of Application Delivery report, F5 Networks said as an increase in app services often requires additional resources, respondents also indicated a shift toward DevOps (software development and information technology operations) methodologies to gain operational efficiencies through automation and programmability.
This need for scalability replaces speed to market as the prime driver of DevOps adoption, according to F5 Networks.
“Applications are becoming central to Asia Pacific’s business strategies as the on-demand economy increasingly calls for speed and efficiency,” Emmanuel Bonnassie, F5 Networks Asia Pacific senior vice president, was quoted in a statement as saying. “More than ever, the study shows that a new dynamic has emerged, as this shift toward faster, smarter and safer customer experiences means that businesses are increasingly relying on a mobile and application centric IT for a tech-savvy work force.”
The report revealed security as the No. 1 priority and the increasing sophistication of attacks is the top challenge.
“Security teams are expanding beyond traditional firewalls and the legacy enterprise perimeter as a response to hackers increasingly targeting the application,” F5 Networks said.
The report further revealed the top security services being planned for deployment are DDoS mitigation (21 percent), DNSSEC protection (25 percent) and WAF services (20 percent). According to the survey, companies—including those identifying as cloud-first organizations—that are most confident in their ability to withstand an application-level attack have a WAF installed.
F5 Networks’s study came as the International Data Corp. said by next year, cyber security will become a tier-1 business priority receiving fixed-capital spending for 30 percent of the top 1,000 companies in the Philippines.