
Stay ahead of evolving IT challenges across State, Local and Education organizations.
The F5 SLED Webinar Solution Series is an educational series designed for State, Local and Education (SLED) IT and security professionals. The series covers key Public Sector challenges, such as AI governance, application security, post-quantum cryptography and infrastructure modernization.
Each session provides practical guidance on how F5 solutions can help SLED organizations strengthen cybersecurity while simplifying IT operations and protecting critical systems. The series gives organizations actionable insights to address evolving IT challenges and prepare for what's next.
| Dates | Session Topic |
| October | Who’s Prompting What? Governing AI in Higher Ed and State and Local Government In this webinar, learn how F5 Workforce AI Security enables educational institutions to identify potential cheating, safeguard sensitive information (including PII and FERPA/CJIS-regulated records) and establish responsible AI usage policies. Discover how automated monitoring helps reduce data security risks, support compliance and create a safer environment for both students and staff. |
| November | Tired of “Learning Mode”? Smarter application Security for SLED Teams In this webinar, see how F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) changes the game with AI-powered Web Application and API Protection (WAAP). Discover how built-in machine learning automates policy management, discovers hidden shadow APIs and lets you confidently switch to blocking mode, delivering enterprise-grade security without needing a dedicated team of experts. |
| December | Quantum Leap or Quantum Threat? Getting Your Applications PQC-Ready Today In this webinar, unpack what PQC means for your agency or campus, why compliance mandates require a plan now and how F5 makes crypto-agility painless. Discover how using BIG-IP as a centralized crypto gateway lets you terminate quantum-safe hybrid ciphers (like ML-KEM) at the edge while FPGA-powered hardware ensures your infrastructure can adapt to new cryptographic algorithms without costly hardware rip-and-replace. Coming Soon |
| January | Beat the 90-Day Clock: Streamlining SSL/TLS Certificate Automation with F5 In this webinar, we’ll explore how F5 serves as your centralized certificate automation gateway. We’ll break down how ACMEv2 protocol workflows and enterprise CA connectors integrate with F5 BIG-IP and F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) to automate certificate renewals end-to-end, ensuring continuous encryption compliance without manual intervention. Coming Soon |
| February | No More Flying Blind: Total F5 BIG-IP Visibility and Painless Upgrades for SLED In this webinar, see how F5 Insight gives you a single pane of glass across your entire F5 estate. Discover how rich telemetry, proactive troubleshooting and streamlined upgrade paths empower lean public sector teams to make faster, data-driven decisions and keep critical services running at peak performance. Coming Soon |
| March | Is Storage Holding Your AI Project Back? In this webinar, learn how fine-tuning your S3 data paths and storage architecture can reduce latency, speed up processing and keep your AI projects running smoothly. Coming Soon |
| April | Safeguarding the Scales of Justice: Modernizing CJIS Compliance and Zero Trust for Judicial Systems In this webinar, we’ll demystify how aligning with CJIS requirements, anchored in the NIST SP 800-53 framework, doesn't have to mean cumbersome administrative overhead. Coming Soon |
| May | Insurable and Secure: Satisfying Cyber-insurance Mandates Across Public Sector IT In this webinar, we’ll break down real-world insurance industry questionnaires covering application authentication, Layer 7 protection, telemetry capture and data retention safeguards. Discover how deploying F5 solutions across your application delivery path delivers immediate, verifiable compliance for underwriters, closing coverage gaps without overwhelming your existing staff. Coming Soon |
| June | Guarding the Gate: Securing Smart Cities, SCADA and Critical Infrastructure at the Edge In this webinar, discover how F5 delivers a hardened North/South security perimeter for municipal infrastructure and smart city initiatives. Learn how combining Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), adaptive multi-factor authentication, AI-powered WAF and virtual patching stops threat actors at the front door before they ever reach your sensitive physical controllers. Coming Soon |