AI Proving Ground Podcast · 2025-12-24 · 37 min
AI is shipping faster than security teams can catch it - and the attack surface is quietly exploding. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Shawn Wormke of F5 and Chris Konrad of World Wide Technology unpack the rise of what they call “naked AI” - enterprise AI systems deployed without proper data controls, API protection, or governance. Drawing on new F5 research, they reveal why only 2% of organizations are truly AI-ready, how shadow AI and exposed interfaces are multiplying risk, and why bolting on security after deployment is already too late. As AI systems move toward greater autonomy - and quantum-era threats loom - the conversation makes one thing clear: trust has to be designed into the AI lifecycle from day one. If your organization is racing to production, experimenting with agents, or scaling AI faster than policy can keep up, this episode is a wake-up call. Support for this episode provided by: Red Hat More about this week's guests: Chris Konrad is a global cybersecurity executive and Vice President of Global Cyber at World Wide Technology. Since joining WWT in 2014, he has helped build and scale its $4.5B global security business.
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