Shahnawaz Backer

Shahn is an ever inquisitive cyber security professional, who is currently intrigued by modern edge compute and its challenges. In his current role as Solutions Architect at F5, he works towards understanding and mitigating the challenges the applications face as they are pushed to the Edge. He frequently writes on IT security at f5labs.com and has co-authored a Redbook on access management deployment patterns. His works pivots on boosting security with visibility, intelligence, and automation. Shahnawaz has designed identity systems for major financial institutions and government bodies and has released a gamified learning platform for Application Programming Interfaces security.