Containing Wildfires in a Sprawling Multi-Cluster Network... Anmol Krishan Sachdeva & Paras Mamgain

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. ...

November 24, 2025 · 4 min

It's Not a Best Practice If No One Can Follow It: Learning From... Alex Zenla, Edera & John Morello

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. ...

November 24, 2025 · 6 min

Lightning Talk: Federate, Scale, and Secure: Practical SPIFFE/SPIRE for Containers... Anjali Telang

Presenters Anjali Telang Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 🚀 Revolutionizing Workload Identity: Your Guide to Production-Ready SPIFFE and SPIRE In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud-native computing, securing what your applications are is just as critical as securing where they are. Gone are the days when network perimeters were enough. Today, workloads, just like users, need verifiable identities. Enter SPIFFE and SPIRE, two CNCF-graduated projects that are set to become the bedrock of your zero-trust strategy. Anjali Tang, a Product Manager for OpenShift specializing in identity and access control, recently shared her deep dive into making these powerful tools production-ready, and we’re here to break it down for you! ✨ ...

November 24, 2025 · 6 min

Lightning Talk: Taming the BPF LRU: Eliminating TCP Resets in Cilium - Gyu Tae Bae, NAVER Corp.

Presenters Gyu Tae Bae Source CiliumCon NA 2025 Taming the BPF ARU: A Journey to Eliminate TCP Resets in Kubernetes 🚀 Ever experienced the dreaded TCP resets in your Kubernetes cluster, especially after adopting eBPF for network performance? You’re not alone! In this post, we’ll dive deep into a real-world scenario where a seemingly small issue with eBPF’s Address Resolution Unit (ARU) maps led to significant network instability. But fear not, because we’ll also uncover how to diagnose, fix, and even enhance your eBPF network solutions. ...

November 24, 2025 · 5 min

Panel: Balancing Developer Fre... Adrian Mouat, Cat Morris, Gaurav Saxena, Marcus Eagan & Alex Zenla

Presenters Adrian Mouat Cat Morris Gaurav Saxena Marcus Eagan Alex Zenla Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Balancing the Scales: Developer Freedom vs. Security in the Age of Rapid Innovation 🚀 In today’s fast-paced tech world, the buzz around rapid innovation, especially with technologies like containers, is palpable. Developers are empowered to move at lightning speed, achieving feats previously unimaginable. But with this incredible agility comes a perennial challenge: how do we keep our systems secure without stifling that crucial developer freedom? This is the central question that sparked a fascinating discussion at a recent tech conference, and it’s one that resonates deeply with every engineering team out there. ...

November 24, 2025 · 8 min