F5 Acquires MagniFire WebSystems for Application Firewall

F5 Networks has acquired MagniFire WebSystems, a start-up based in New York with R&D in Israel, for $29 million in cash. MagniFire’s TrafficShield security appliance combines application-layer filtering with network and encryption technology to defend against “zero-day” web infrastructure attacks. F5 Networks said the acquisition complements its acquisition of uRoam and its FirePass SSL VPN product for secure remote access last July. http://www.f5networks.com/http://www.magnifire.com/