This lab discusses the collaboration between F5 technologies and Citrix VDI to enhance security and performance in virtual desktop infrastructure. F5's security-first approach and performance optimization strengthen Citrix VDI environments, meeting the needs of remote workforces and setting new standards for secure and high-performance virtualized experiences. The hardware and software used in the lab include 5 Windows Servers (v2016) and 1 F5 BIG-IP APM (v17.1.0.1).

In this lab we will be addressing a specific set of BIG-IP (versatility) characteristics: authentication and orchestration. In doing so, we will also be showing you some powerful capabilities of BIG-IP APM and SSL Orchestrator.

Systems are at higher risk without a concerted, repeatable application security configuration process. In this lab, you will learn how to build a declarative AWAF policy and achieve OWASP Top Ten (2021) compliance with the BIG-IP OWASP Compliance Dashboard. A complete CI/CD pipeline is used to deploy our AWAF policy to the BIG-IP system using Application Services 3 Extension (AS3) and Ansible.

Elastic Security provides a different approach to EDR by combing EDR and SIEM capabilities which leads to reduced mean time to detect and respond to threats. Elastic Security for endpoint prevents ransomware and malware, detects advanced threats and arms responders with vital investigative context, such as prioritized detections to help stop alert fatigue.

WWT's ATC CrowdStrike and Zscaler Integrated lab exists to showcase the integration between CrowdStrike's Falcon Platform, Zscaler Private Access and Zscaler Client Connector through relevant use cases.

The intended goal of this lab is to enable security administrators to configure and test F5 SSL Orchestrator and showcase how to dynamically orchestrate security infrastructure.

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), coined by Gartner in 2019, is a solution that blends networking and security into cloud scale architecture that optimizes end user performance and improves security for an organization. With the Zscaler and SD-WAN integration, you can rapidly gain access to cloud-delivered security in minutes. This market leading API automation makes it very fast and agile to deploy and manage the network and security environment of hundreds or even thousands of remote sites.

This lab is a part of a larger collection of mini challenges designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the fundamental features of Palo Alto's NGFW solution.