Modern Application Security & Agentic AI Threats
Modern Application Security: From OpenSSL to Agentic AI
Uncommon threats. Real systems. Practical defense.
Join us for an in-depth security meetup exploring modern application threat modeling, from securing foundational cryptographic libraries like OpenSSL to defending autonomous Agentic AI systems.
This event blends hands-on security practice, architecture-level thinking, and interactive learning for engineers and security professionals who want to stay ahead of emerging threats.
What You’ll Learn
Learn practical threat modeling techniques used in real security evaluations
Understand how critical infrastructure software like OpenSSL is analyzed and defended
Explore the new attack surface introduced by Agentic AI systems
Engage in an interactive quiz and win a book on building AI agents
Network with security, AI, and software professionals in Toronto
Talks:
Threat Modeling OpenSSL in a Real Lab: A Hands-On Case Study and Repeatable Methodology from Security Evaluation Practice
OpenSSL powers secure communication across critical systems, making it highly targeted. Mehri explores practical threat-modeling techniques to uncover weaknesses early, and shares what an effective FIPS 140-3–aligned incident response plan looks like, helping teams reduce risk and respond better to future zero-day attacks.
Securing Agentic AI Applications
Speaker: Jamil Ahmed
Traditional LLM applications are transactional, responding to individual prompts in isolation and requiring human input for each next step. Agentic systems, by contrast, exhibit autonomy: they can plan, invoke tools, and carry out multi-step actions without continuous human input. This poses a new threat surface for managing unpredictable, non-deterministic behavior.
We will begin the discussion with an introduction of Agentic AI and the building blocks of an AI Agent presented with a diagram, the role of Guardrail, and the security landscape that is not safeguarded by the Guardrail. With a couple of Agentic AI use cases, we will see the security measures to avoid those attacks that are not safeguarded by Guardrail.
Interactive Quiz + Prizes
Test your knowledge in a live quiz based on both talks.
Top 5 winners receive a copy of:
“Principles of Building AI Agents”Fun, fast-paced, and a great way to reinforce what you learned.
Agenda
5:30 pm – Doors Open
6:05 pm – Welcome Note
6:20 pm – Threat Modeling OpenSSL
6:50 pm – Security Architecture of Agentic AI
7:20 pm – Live Quiz (Slido)
7:40 pm – Closing Remarks
7:45–8:30 pm – Networking & Refreshments
Venue
Wave HQ
Suite 500
155 Queens Quay East
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 0W4
Networking
Stick around after the talks for networking and refreshments.
Meet peers working across security, cryptography, AI, and system architecture.