MUMBAI: AI may not sleep, but hackers certainly don’t either. That’s why A10 Networks pulled out the big guns at Interop Tokyo 2025, bagging not one but two Special Prizes at the event’s coveted ‘Best of Show Award’.As cyberthreats grow sharper, A10’s solutions showed teeth, earning nods in both the AI security and high-performance security categories.

Held at Makuhari Messe from 11 June, Interop Tokyo brought together some of the most innovative names in internet technology. A10 Networks walked away with honours for its ‘A10 Defend AI Firewall – Thunder 1060S-AI’ and ‘Web API Security – ThreatX by A10 Networks’. The accolades—awarded by a panel of seasoned IT industry judges—reflected the company’s ambition in staying ahead of next-gen cyber risks.

Security (for AI) Category – Special Prize: ‘A10 Defend AI Firewall – Thunder 1060S-AI’ stood out for its ability to patrol the vulnerable lines between users and large language models (LLMs). With natural language becoming the new attack vector, the firewall monitors and intercepts data inputs and outputs to prevent exploitation and sensitive data leaks.

The Special Prize is awarded for the ambitious vision of creating a hardware-based solution that sits between the user and generative AI to inspect data inputs and outputs. The award also recognises the significance of its global debut at Interop Tokyo, and the impactful presentation delivered alongside the company’s lead AI engineer from its headquarters.

Security (High Performance) Category – Special Prize: ‘Web API Security – ThreatX by A10 Networks’ was recognised for its cloud-native defence capabilities. As APIs continue to serve as gateways to sensitive data, the ThreatX system analyses traffic patterns to isolate attacks, even those masked as legitimate calls.

At its booth, A10 also showcased the finalist-nominated ‘A10 Defend DDoS Mitigator, Thunder 1060S-AI’, highlighting the Zero-day Attack Protection Response (ZAPR) function and its AI-driven failure prediction module. Meanwhile, at the ShowNet live demo zone, the A10 Thunder series displayed its dual role in DDoS mitigation and CGNAT capability.

With cyberattacks evolving faster than software patches can respond, hardware-based and AI-augmented defences are drawing attention. And at Interop Tokyo 2025, A10 Networks proved it’s not just keeping up—it’s firing on all cylinders.