Zero Trust Architecture for Government
Government agencies are endlessly targeted by malicious attackers. They must protect their applications and data across all environments.
Defending Federal Agencies Against the Expanding Attack Surface
47% of Federal agencies in the United States experienced cyber incidents and breach in 20231. Public sectors around the world are also affected numerous cyberattacks in 2024. Mitigating these attacks requires federally compliant, automated application security solutions that defend the expansive attack surface both at and beyond the perimeter. F5 solutions protect across environments, at the perimeter, and through privileged user access.
Public Sector challenges
As governments adopt new technologies to improve public services, they face both opportunities and challenges. From AI to cloud computing, digital tools are reshaping operations—but issues like cybersecurity, legacy systems, and data privacy remain critical hurdles.
CHALLENGES
Data Security and Privacy
With rising cyber threats, especially from state-sponsored actors, public institutions are adopting Zero Trust architecture, enhancing threat detection, identity access management, and incident response.
System Performance and Reliability
Ensuring high availability and reliability of public sector services applications requires leveraging resilient infrastructure strategies, such as cloud-based redundancy, geographic replication, and load balancing, to guarantee uninterrupted access for citizens and government stakeholders.
AI and Machine Learning for Government Services
Governments are increasingly deploying AI to enhance public service delivery, automate routine tasks, detect fraud, and improve decision-making in areas like healthcare, taxation, and law enforcement
Explore Security Solutions for Federal Agencies
F5 offers the most comprehensive set of application security solutions to protect agency data. A Zero Trust approach—combined with powerful visibility tools, 24/7 support, active threat research, and multi-cloud security—delivers robust protection. That’s why 15 executive departments of the U.S. Cabinet rely on F5 for their cybersecurity needs.
F5 also excels at maintaining stringent federal guidelines, including compliance with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Secure Cloud Computing Architecture (SCCA) standard. It meets FIPS 140-2, participates in the Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) Program, and adheres to the Common Criteria—making it an industry leader in federal compliance and security assurance.
Department of Justice (Federal)
F5 Networks provides the Department of Defense (DoD) with advanced cybersecurity solutions focused on protecting mission-critical systems, classified data, and military operations against threats like DDoS attacks, zero-day vulnerabilities, and nation-state actors. With a strong emphasis on Zero Trust principles, secure access controls, and FIPS-compliant encryption, F5 ensures operational resilience while fortifying hybrid cloud architectures, IoT devices, and edge systems essential for defense operations.
F5 supports federal civilian agencies by safeguarding citizen-facing systems, interagency networks, and sensitive data through robust application security, traffic encryption, and threat defense. Unlike DoD solutions, these offerings prioritize public service continuity, digital transformation, FedRAMP-compliant cloud scalability, and secure access for broad user bases while adhering to standards like NIST 800-53 and FIPS 140-2.
For the global public sector, F5 delivers cybersecurity and application delivery solutions to protect essential government services, critical infrastructure, and sensitive data from cyber threats. With secure multi-cloud support, Zero Trust frameworks, AI-powered automation, and global traffic management, F5 ensures reliable delivery of public services and optimal operational performance for governments worldwide.
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With threats on the rise, the federal government is taking decisive action to address high-risk information security challenges.