Organizations worldwide are rapidly adopting AI applications and building AI-ready data centers to automate operations and achieve excellence. To meet the demands of real-time AI and large language model (LLM) inference, ultra-high performance and robust cybersecurity are essential. At Interop Tokyo 2025, A10 Networks will showcase new AI firewall and predictive performance innovations designed to secure and optimize AI infrastructures.
Innovations from A10 Networks
1. AI Firewall for Protecting Large Language Models
- New AI firewall capabilities safeguard APIs and URLs exposing LLMs, including custom and commercial models (OpenAI, Anthropic).
- Deployed on edge-optimized, GPU-enabled hardware for high performance across any infrastructure.
- Protects against AI-specific threats such as prompt injections and sensitive data leaks by inspecting request-response traffic at the prompt level.
- Uses proprietary safeguarding techniques to detect, prevent, and mitigate vulnerabilities in AI inference models.
2. Real-Time Performance and Resilience for AI Environments
- Offloads processor-heavy tasks (TLS/SSL decryption, caching, traffic routing optimization) to enhance AI and LLM application performance.
- Provides actionable insights to maximize network availability and prevent downtime.
- Features predictive performance capabilities powered by GPU-enabled A10 appliances for early detection of network congestion or capacity issues.
- Enables proactive network management to ensure optimal performance and operational continuity.
3. Addressing Latency, Security, and Operational Complexity
- A10’s solutions target the key challenges faced by AI and LLM deployments: reducing latency, enhancing security, and simplifying operations.
- Combines over 20 years of experience in securing applications with advanced AI-focused innovations.
- Supports enterprises deploying AI inference models on-premises or in the cloud with scalable, resilient infrastructure.
A10 Networks is pioneering advanced AI firewall and predictive performance solutions that enhance security and operational excellence for AI and LLM inference environments. Their innovations deliver high performance, real-time threat detection, and proactive network management, helping enterprises confidently scale AI deployments while safeguarding critical data and infrastructure.
