A Deep Dive Into AI Villainy - AppWorld 2025
Hey, Community! If you don't know me, I'm Aubrey King, one of our Community Evangelists here at DevCentral, and 14.5 year veteran at F5. I'm also a core and founding member of the OWASP Top 10 For LLM Applications, a project that's had considerable growth and media attention over the past 2 years. Between OWASP and DevCentral, you've probably seen one of my videos or podcasts! Those who have already know that I love to include LOTS of pop culture references, sci-fi, and fantasy to get my message out. Next week at AppWorld 2025, I'll be presenting with Jay Kelley in a split presentation where I talk about AI security threats, and he follows up with how F5 can address these threats. The presentation is a secret and I don’t want to spoil the surprise for people, but I can tell you that I do a comparison of a couple classic AI villains and talk about which one is superior in design, and why. How have these villains influenced the minds of AI developers? For two fictional characters that are over 50 years old, which author had a better idea of how we build AI today? AppWorld 2025 attendees will learn: A better understanding of AI application architectures How to scale AI effectively and efficiently How to incorporate security in app architecture If you’re in management, dev, or infrastructure, this talk will be right up your alley. If AI is on your radar right now, this session is for you!
Mastering Imperative and Declarative Automation with F5 BIG-IP – AppWorld 2025
At AppWorld 2025, Anton Varkalevich and I will be hosting a hands-on lab, "Mastering Imperative and Declarative Automation with F5 BIG-IP." I'm Matt Mabis, a Senior Solutions Architect in the Business Development/Technical Alliances department at F5. I specialize in solution integrations with our partnerships with Red Hat (Ansible and OpenShift), VMware, and Omnissa Horizon. Anton Varkalevich is a Solutions Engineer III for Financial Services at F5, specializing in ensuring financial customers have the right solutions to meet their unique needs. Automation plays a critical role in financial institutions, enabling them to serve their customers quickly and effectively. This lab is the result of years of experience working with customers to streamline application deployments on F5 BIG-IP. We’ll use Ansible Automation Platform to demonstrate both imperative and declarative automation approaches. Participants will first deploy common use cases—such as HTTPS and SSL-delivered applications—using imperative automation with individual Ansible modules. Then, we’ll achieve the same outcomes using declarative automation, offering a side-by-side comparison to help attendees choose the best approach for their needs. By the end of this lab, you’ll have a solid understanding of both automation styles and how to apply them effectively in your environment. Join us at AppWorld 2025—we look forward to sharing our knowledge with you!Elevate Your Skills - Register for AppWorld 2025
AppWorld 2025 is set for February 25-27 in Las Vegas. Focusing on application security and delivery, this three-day event is packed with expert-led sessions, hands-on labs, and networking opportunities for practitioners and experts from around the world. F5 Academy is at the Heart of AppWorld 2025. Ideal for those working towards certification. You’ll engage with F5's latest products through hands-on labs, sharpen your skills, and earn digital badges. One free certification practice exam will be available before the event. You can earn (ISC)2 CPE credits for certain security-focused labs, and F5 will handle credit submission for you. --------------------------------- UPDATE Nov 11. --------------------------------------- Labs and Briefings To Attend Find the full list of labs and briefings on the F5 Academy at AppWorld 25 page. F5 in the AI Era: For users who are new to AI, this briefing explores how F5 technology can help organizations with their AI journeys. F5 NGINX One: Learn how the NGINX One console provides visibility into a global fleet of NGINX instances, both NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source (OSS). F5 Distributed Cloud: Discovering & Securing APIs: Get hands-on experience with the API Discovery and Security capabilities of F5 Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) within F5 Distributed Cloud. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why Attend? Learn: Access a year's worth of knowledge in three days through keynotes, solution-focused breakouts, product deep-dives, and roundtables. Connect: Network with professionals from DevCentral, NGINX, and F5 Insiders communities. Influence: Share your experiences with BIG-IP, Distributed Cloud, and NGINX to influence F5’s technology direction. Elevate your technical skills and connect with peers at AppWorld 2025; a must-attend event. Register for AppWorld 2025 today and join us in Las Vegas!!5 Technical Sessions That Should Be Great: F5 AppWorld 2025
These F5 Academy sessions explore modern app delivery, security, and operations. The full list of sessions is on the F5 AppWorld 2025 Academy page - if you haven't yet registered you can do so here: Register for F5 AppWorld 2025 LAB - F5 Distributed Cloud: Discovering & Securing APIs API security has never been more critical, and this lab dives straight into the tough stuff. Learn how to find hidden endpoints, detect sensitive data and authentication states, and apply integrated API security measures to keep your environment locked tight. TECHNICAL BRIEFING - LLM Security and Delivery with F5’s Distributed Cloud Security Ecosystem AI is fueling the next wave of applications—but it’s also introducing new security blind spots. This briefing explores how to secure LLMs and integrate the right solutions to ensure your AI-driven workloads remain fast, cost-effective, and protected. LAB - F5 NGINX Plus Ingress as an API Gateway for Kubernetes Containerized environments and microservices are here to stay, and this lab helps you navigate the complexity. Configure NGINX Plus Ingress as a powerful API gateway for your Kubernetes workloads, enabling schema enforcement, authorization, and rate-limiting all in one streamlined solution. LAB - Zero Trust at Scale With F5 NGINX Zero trust principles become a whole lot more meaningful when you can scale them. Get hands-on with NGINX Plus and BIG-IP GTM to build a robust, scalable zero trust architecture, ensuring secure and seamless app access across enterprises and multi-cluster Kubernetes environments. LAB - F5 Distributed Cloud: Security Automation & Zero Day Mitigation In this lab, you’ll learn how to leverage advanced matching criteria and custom rules to quickly respond to emerging threats. Shore up your defenses with automated policies that deliver frictionless security and agile zero-day mitigation. Session Updates Coming in January 🚨 AppWorld's Breakout Sessions officially drop in January 2025 but here is a sneak preview! Check back in January to add these to your agenda. Global App Delivery With a Global Network How Generative AI Breaks Traditional Application Security and What You Can Do About It The New Wave of Bots: A Deep Dive into Residential IP Proxy Networks From ZTNA to Universal ZTNA: Expanding Your App Security Strategy --- See you at F5 AppWorld 2025! #AppWorld25
