Jakarta, INTI – As the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly expands across industries, digital security risks are also escalating. To address these growing challenges, F5 a global leader in application delivery and security announced its acquisition of CalypsoAI, an Ireland-based AI security startup, in early October 2025. This strategic move aims to reinforce protection for the AI inference layer, which has become a new target for cyberattacks in enterprise environments. Through this acquisition, F5 seeks to provide organizations with comprehensive security solutions that enable innovation with AI without compromising critical data protection.
F5 Prepares an Integrated AI Security System
The acquisition of CalypsoAI underscores F5’s ambition to broaden its digital security capabilities. François Locoh-Donou, President and CEO of F5, emphasized that modern AI architecture introduces new challenges in data protection. “Traditional firewalls are no longer sufficient. With CalypsoAI, organizations can innovate faster while maintaining the security of their critical data,” he said.
CalypsoAI is widely recognized for its AI testing and protection platform that can detect threats in real time, perform large-scale red teaming, and prevent sensitive data leaks during runtime. This technology will be directly integrated into F5’s Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP), making it one of the most comprehensive and resilient AI security solutions in the industry.
CalypsoAI Helps Enterprises Tackle AI Dilemmas
Donnchadh Casey, CEO of CalypsoAI, highlighted the dilemma faced by many companies today: the drive to accelerate digital transformation with AI often comes with concerns over data leaks, model bias, and regulatory compliance such as GDPR and the EU AI Act.
“We help clients test their AI systems, set security boundaries at the inference layer, and provide full visibility into their AI interactions,” Casey explained.
The integration of CalypsoAI’s technology is expected to enhance F5’s ability to address emerging AI threats such as prompt injection, jailbreak, and shadow AI the use of AI tools within organizations without official oversight, which poses significant security risks.
A New Direction for Global AI Security
According to Gartner, the future of AI security must remain independent of any specific model or cloud provider, allowing organizations to stay flexible and avoid dependency on a single technology ecosystem. With this move, F5 positions itself as a pioneer in delivering open, adaptive, and cross-platform AI security solutions focused on data protection.
Conclusion
The acquisition of CalypsoAI solidifies F5’s position as a global leader in digital and application security. Beyond safeguarding networks, F5 now stands as a key protector of the enterprise AI ecosystem ensuring that technological innovation can thrive without sacrificing privacy or data integrity.
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