Rachael Shah's blog posts

Product Marketing Manager | F5

Blog posts written by Rachael Shah(15)

EMA Recognizes F5 as a Market Leader for PQC Readiness
F5 Ecosystem | 07/31/2025

EMA Recognizes F5 as a Market Leader for PQC Readiness

EMA cited F5 for its “futureproof protection against quantum-era risks.” Find out why the leading industry analyst named F5 one of eight “must see” vendors at Black Hat 2025.

By Rachael Shah
Shadow AI: The Silent Security Risk Lurking in Your Enterprise
F5 Ecosystem | 07/16/2025

Shadow AI: The Silent Security Risk Lurking in Your Enterprise

With AI's game-changing benefits come serious risks for organizations adopting it. One of the most urgent is Shadow AI—the rampant use of AI tools by employees without the approval of IT.

By Rachael Shah
Get Next-Gen Encrypted Threat Protection with F5 BIG-IP Next SSL Orchestrator
F5 Ecosystem | 05/28/2024

Get Next-Gen Encrypted Threat Protection with F5 BIG-IP Next SSL Orchestrator

Explore how F5 BIG-IP Next SSL Orchestrator supports next-gen, automated encrypted threat protection with an API-centric platform for any app, anywhere.

By Rachael Shah
BIG-IP and BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator: Pioneers in Achieving Common Criteria STIP Certification
F5 Ecosystem | 05/22/2024

BIG-IP and BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator: Pioneers in Achieving Common Criteria STIP Certification

Explore how F5 BIG-IP's Common Criteria STIP certification sets a standard in network security, ensuring robust defense against the evolving cyber threat landscape.

By Rachael Shah
A Journey to Gender Equity: Q&A with Kara Sprague on Breaking Through as a Woman in Cybersecurity
F5 Ecosystem | 11/27/2023

A Journey to Gender Equity: Q&A with Kara Sprague on Breaking Through as a Woman in Cybersecurity

In the sixth Q&A installment of the “A Journey to Gender Equity” blog series, F5 EVP Kara Sprague shares how she ended up in cybersecurity and her advice for women and other underrepresented groups bu...

By Rachael Shah
The Rising Threat of Encryption-less Ransomware Attacks
F5 Ecosystem | 10/12/2023

The Rising Threat of Encryption-less Ransomware Attacks

Ransomware cybercriminals continue to evolve their strategies. Rather than encrypting data, they’re simply stealing it and threatening to release it to the public or auction it off.

By Rachael Shah
Dive Into Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a Candid Q&A on Gender Equity with Angel Grant
F5 Ecosystem | 10/04/2023

Dive Into Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a Candid Q&A on Gender Equity with Angel Grant

In the fifth Q&A installment of F5’s “A Journey to Gender Equity” series, Rachael Shah and Angel Grant, Vice President of Security for F5 Distributed Cloud Services, reflect on breaking barriers in cy...

By Rachael Shah
The Use of Generative AI Tools in the Workplace Demands More Security
F5 Ecosystem | 08/22/2023

The Use of Generative AI Tools in the Workplace Demands More Security

Uncover key risks of generative AI tools in the workplace and how organizations can safeguard and maintain data security.

By Rachael Shah
A Journey to Gender Equity: Q&A with Jenn Gile on Navigating a Successful Career in Cybersecurity
F5 Ecosystem | 07/13/2023

A Journey to Gender Equity: Q&A with Jenn Gile on Navigating a Successful Career in Cybersecurity

In the fourth Q&A installment of F5's “A Journey to Gender Equity” series, Rachael Shah and Jenn Gile, head of product marketing for NGINX, dispel myths about cybersecurity careers and discuss tips an...

By Rachael Shah
A Journey to Gender Equity: Q&A with Rachel Zabawa on Broadening Inclusion in Cybersecurity
F5 Ecosystem | 05/31/2023

A Journey to Gender Equity: Q&A with Rachel Zabawa on Broadening Inclusion in Cybersecurity

In this third Q&A installment of the “A Journey to Gender Equity” series, Rachael Shah sat down with Rachel Zabawa, a rising talent in cybersecurity here at F5, to discuss the barriers she’s experienc...

By Rachael Shah
A Journey to Gender Equity: Q&A with Erin Verna on the Importance of Diversity in Cybersecurity
F5 Ecosystem | 04/17/2023

A Journey to Gender Equity: Q&A with Erin Verna on the Importance of Diversity in Cybersecurity

In the second Q&A installment of “A Journey to Gender Equity” series, Rachael Shah sat down with Erin Verna to discuss the importance of expanding diversity in cybersecurity and advice on how the comm...

By Rachael Shah
A Journey to Gender Equity: Q&A with Navpreet Gill on Empowering Women in Cybersecurity
F5 Ecosystem | 03/01/2023

A Journey to Gender Equity: Q&A with Navpreet Gill on Empowering Women in Cybersecurity

International Women’s Day is a global day dedicated to celebrating the many achievements of women and accelerating gender parity. Rachael Shah's Q&A with Navpreet Gill focuses on the importance of con...

By Rachael Shah
Don’t Get Sacked by Cyberattacks This Super Bowl
F5 Ecosystem | 02/06/2023

Don’t Get Sacked by Cyberattacks This Super Bowl

Scammers love to leech onto distraction. And the Super Bowl has plenty of that. With emotions high and sense of awareness lower, threat actors will launch some of their favorite tactics, like phishing...

By Rachael Shah
New Study Reveals What’s Driving—and Limiting—TLS 1.3 Implementation
F5 Ecosystem | 11/18/2022

New Study Reveals What’s Driving—and Limiting—TLS 1.3 Implementation

To understand why—or why not (yet)—companies have implemented TLS 1.3, F5 sponsored the Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) research report, “TLS 1.3’s Fourth Anniversary: What Have We Learned Abou...

By Rachael Shah
It's Time You Get Serious About Ransomware
F5 Ecosystem | 09/20/2022

It's Time You Get Serious About Ransomware

As F5 CEO François Locoh-Donou put it, ransomware is an epidemic the entire world’s facing. Rachael Shah contextualizes how serious a threat ransomware continues to be and why she can’t stop thinking ...

By Rachael Shah
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