A10 Networks has reinforced its position as a leading force in AI infrastructure protection, unveiling advanced cybersecurity solutions at Interop Tokyo 2025 that address the growing complexity of securing AI and LLM environments. The company’s innovations were recognised with two Special Prizes at the event’s prestigious Best of Show Awards, highlighting excellence in both AI-focused and high-performance security.
The awards spotlighted A10 Networks’ newly launched Defend AI Firewall – Thunder 1060S-AI and Web API Security – ThreatX by A10 Networks, each designed to meet the dual demands of resilience and performance as organisations scale their AI operations.
Tackling AI-Specific Threats with Purpose-Built Firewalls
With AI and large language models (LLMs) being rapidly deployed in enterprise and cloud environments, A10 Networks demonstrated its Defend AI Firewall — an edge-optimized solution built on GPU-powered architecture. Designed to sit at the boundary between users and AI models, it inspects prompts in real time, mitigating threats such as prompt injection, data leakage, and malicious queries.
By monitoring both input and output traffic, the solution enforces policy compliance and protects sensitive data, significantly reducing the risk of exploitation. It leverages proprietary LLM safeguarding techniques to assess vulnerabilities in inference models, helping enterprises prevent AI misuse before it happens.
“This recognition reflects our strategic vision to build foundational security for AI-era infrastructure,” said Dhrupad Trivedi, CEO of A10 Networks. “We’re committed to helping organisations tackle latency, security and operational complexity with AI-ready solutions.”
High-Performance API Protection with ThreatX
In parallel, A10’s ThreatX-powered Web API Security offering earned accolades in the high-performance category. Tailored for cloud-native environments, ThreatX continuously analyzes API traffic to detect attacker behaviour patterns, cloaked intrusions, and misuse — critical as APIs become the backbone of AI-integrated services.
The jury at Interop Tokyo praised the Japanese market debut of this platform, noting its potential for reshaping API threat defense in a landscape where attackers increasingly blend in with legitimate traffic.
Predictive Performance and DDoS Mitigation On Show
Beyond its award-winning entries, A10 also showcased its AI-Engine-enhanced Predictive Performance technology, which acts like an early warning system for network congestion and performance degradation. Integrated into the company’s Thunder 1060S-AI series, the feature empowers customers to detect anomalies and preempt downtime before it affects critical systems.
Attendees also witnessed live demonstrations of A10’s Zero-day Attack Protection Response (ZAPR) and Defend DDoS Mitigator, underscoring the vendor’s comprehensive approach to AI infrastructure protection.
Recognition at Interop Tokyo
Interop Tokyo’s Best of Show Awards are judged by a panel of independent experts from Japan’s tech community. In awarding A10, the panel cited the “ambitious vision” of hardware-based generative AI security and “high hopes” for ThreatX’s ability to transform cloud-native API protection.
