F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) has announced F5 Workforce AI Security, a new agentless offering within its AI Security Platform that gives enterprises visibility and policy control over how employees use AI and the actions AI agents take on their behalf.
The company says employees are increasingly delegating tasks to AI agents that can reach into enterprise systems, call tools and change data using permissions granted by their users. According to F5’s 2026 State of Application Strategy Report, 66% of organisations already allow AI to automatically adjust policies and configurations, a shift the company says leaves AI effectively acting with borrowed authority inside the business.
Controls apply before risky actions run
Workforce AI Security is designed to discover AI services in use across browsers and developer tools, attribute AI interactions to specific users and agents, and inspect tool calls across MCP servers and agent tools before they execute. Policies can then allow, block or modify actions based on identity, access risk and sensitive data exposure. The controls apply in the network path across browsers, CLIs, coding agents and agent harnesses, without requiring a separate endpoint client.
“Employees aren’t just asking AI questions anymore. They’re handing work to AI agents that can reach into enterprise systems, call tools, and change data on their behalf,” said Kunal Anand, Chief Product Officer at F5. “Workforce AI Security applies intent-based guardrails in the network path to understand the context of AI interactions and enforce policy before risky actions occur.”
The offering extends F5’s AI Security Platform, introduced in June 2026, and its AI Gateway and MCP Gateway capabilities added in August 2026. F5 Workforce AI Security will be generally available from October 2026.
