Simone Mainardi
Simone Mainardi
TITLE:Principal Network Security Engineer
COMPANY:Salesforce
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Simone is a Principal Network Security Engineer at Salesforce, where he architects AI driven DDoS defenses that protect millions of customers on one of the world’s largest SaaS platforms. He holds a PhD and has authored peer reviewed publications and patent applications in AI, quantum computing, and network security. Simone is a seasoned conference speaker, having presented at events including SharkFest, FOSDEM, and industry meetups across the US and Europe.
TALK
How Temporal Powers Salesforce's AI-Driven DDoS Protection
ABSTRACT
We built Salesforce’s next-generation DDoS protection on Temporal, where AI agents infer attack patterns in real-time while orchestrating defense workflows at scale. We’ll share how we coordinate AI-driven defenses across regions and achieve reliability when protecting millions of customers. We’ll also show how AI transformed our development using Cursor and Windsurf to build Temporal workflows.