Case Study: Cardinal Health improves app security and visibility with F5

Cardinal Health cuts malicious traffic 40% with F5

Cardinal Health, a major global healthcare products and pharmaceuticals distributor, faced significant cybersecurity threats due to its high profile and scale. The company needed to enhance the security of its applications deployed across on-premises data centers and multiple clouds. To increase visibility into web traffic and block attacks, Cardinal Health decided to implement a web application firewall (WAF) and investigated several vendors, including existing partner F5.

Cardinal Health implemented F5's BIG-IP Advanced WAF, which provided deep visibility into encrypted traffic and helped block malicious attacks. The F5 solution reduced malicious traffic by 40%, significantly enhancing application security. Furthermore, the visibility gained from F5 technology helped Cardinal Health identify and reduce technical debt, making its digital environment more stable and less risky. The success led the company to plan further deployments of F5 Distributed Cloud Services.

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