Presenters Mariusz Sabath Maia Iyer Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Agent Security Unleashed: Building Trustworthy AI with a Zero Trust Approach 🚀 The modern developer’s life is a juggling act. Between managing code on GitHub, collaborating on Slack, and countless other tools, the quest for efficiency is constant. Enter agentic applications – the promise of automating those repetitive tasks and offering a single, powerful interface to control your entire digital ecosystem. Sounds amazing, right? While setting up local agents with API keys is relatively straightforward, taking these intelligent assistants to the cloud unlocks a whole new world of security challenges. ...

Presenters Sarah Evans Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Securing the AI Frontier: A New Era of MLOps Security 🚀 The world of Artificial Intelligence is exploding, and with it, the urgent need for robust security practices. But let’s be honest, for many traditional security teams, diving into the intricate world of machine learning can feel like stepping into uncharted territory. That’s where Sarah Evans and her groundbreaking white paper come in! Fresh from a pivotal presentation, this new resource, born from a collaboration with the AI/ML working group, is set to become your go-to guide for securing the AI frontier by translating time-tested DevOps and DevSecOps principles into the unique realm of Machine Learning Operations (MLOps). ...

Presenters Anmol Krishan Sachdeva Paras Mamgain Source CiliumCon NA 2025 Building a Digital Fortress: Your Network’s Immune System for Multi-Cluster Meshes 🛡️ In today’s hyper-connected digital world, especially within complex multi-cluster mesh environments, a single compromised pod can quickly escalate from a minor hiccup to a full-blown crisis. Traditional security approaches, often playing catch-up with human intervention, are simply no match for the lightning-fast execution of modern cyberattacks. But what if our networks could defend themselves, proactively and autonomously? That’s the exciting vision Anmol Krishan Sachdeva painted, advocating for the creation of a network immune system. ...

Presenters Alex Zenla John Morello Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Embracing the Future: Making Container Security Effortless and Effective 🚀 Remember the days when containers and Kubernetes felt like cutting-edge wizardry? Well, that era has rapidly transformed into our everyday reality. What was once revolutionary is now commonplace, yet the quest for truly secure containerized environments is far from over. This session dives deep into the fascinating evolution of container security, exploring the bumps we’ve hit and charting a course toward solutions that are not just powerful, but genuinely usable. ...

Presenters Helen Woeste Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Beyond the Bake-Off: Crafting Thriving Open Source Communities 🚀 Ever dreamt of building a bustling, engaged open source community? It might sound like a daunting task, but what if we told you the secret sauce is surprisingly similar to what goes into a perfect Victoria sponge? Helen Wuesty from the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) shared some brilliant insights at a recent tech conference, drawing a delightful parallel to the beloved Great British Bake Off. Her “recipe” is all about moving beyond just existing to actively cultivating advocates and fostering deep, meaningful engagement. ...