Welcome to the latest episode of AppSec Monthly! In this episode, we delve into IT policies, recent cybersecurity trends, and sophisticated attack detection with industry experts David Warburton, Malcolm Heath, and MegaZone.

Special guests Adeolu and Shuang from F5 Labs share their latest research on Black Friday shopping trends, automation, and bot attacks, providing insights into the types of bots targeting retailers and their impact.

We also look ahead to future trends in automation and predictions for 2024, offering practical advice for retailers on dealing with bot attacks effectively.

In our security news segment, we discuss the implications of quantum computing on RSA decryption, security flaws in popular ML toolkits, and the updated 2025 OWASP LLM Apps Top Ten.

Explore more at f5.com/labs and visit community.f5.com for additional content from F5 SIRT and F5 Labs.

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