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Recap of SecTor Security conference

During my time in Toronto, it was not just about security of LLMs but also a lot about reunion and meeting fantastic people, one story I definitely wanted to share with you: Four years ago, in my previous role at EXXETA in Stuttgart I was mentoring Fabian, an enthusiastic working student. Since then, it’s almost as if fate keeps bringing…

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Secure Coding Workshop at DHBW CAS University

Just wrapped up my second session on Software Quality Engineering co-lecturing with Prof. Dr. Katja Wengler at DHBW Center for Advanced Studies in Heilbronn, Germany, and I’m once again struck by the incredible dynamism of these lectures. The level of engagement always astounds me. 馃憠 Day 1 was all about DevSecOps and Secure-SDLC, where we dived into secure coding practices,…

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The Dark Side of Large Language Models: Uncovering and Overcoming of Code Vulnerabilities

I had a great time speaking at ThreatCon.io Hacking Conference in beautiful Kathmandu, Nepal. During my talk we discussed the new world of LLM auto-suggested code and therefore it’s influence on secure coding. One of the key findings I demoed is, that while tools like GitHub Copilot can speed things up, they sneak in various vulnerabilities. But we also discussed…

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The Ticking Time Bomb: When Features Turn into Unexpected Vulnerabilities

These vulnerabilities have a common characteristic: they are inherent features of programming languages or libraries. However, it took a considerable amount of time for them to be recognized as attack vectors and actual vulnerabilities. The existence of these vulnerabilities, previously unknown until their public disclosure, resulted in a substantial and previously unidentified attack surface for malicious actors. This discovery had…

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Unleashing the Power of GitHub Copilot: A Critical Review of Its Impact on Secure Coding

Today I developed a python tool to automate some processes in our vulnerability management. For this task I decided to use GitHub Copilot. Mostly by using code comments (#, //) Copilot wrote the code for me, so I did not have to care much about syntax or function names, which I keep forgetting when I am not coding in Python…

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Privacy Engineering: The Missing Piece in Application Security and AI

In today’s digital age, data has become a valuable asset for organizations, and it is collected, processed, and stored at an unprecedented rate. This data contains sensitive personal information that should be kept private, and if not handled with care, can cause severe consequences for individuals and organizations. As a result, privacy engineering has emerged as a crucial discipline that…

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Recap of OWASP AppSec conference

Last month I attended the OWASP Global AppSec conference in San Francisco. The OWASP conference focuses exclusively on application security, and that’s what I liked about it. The people I met there have the same job description as me: we support software development teams in securing the software development lifecycle and we help to deliver secure products for our customers.…

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My talk at Ekoparty security conference

I just finished my talk at Ekoparty Security Conference Maintrack. It’s day 2 of three and the conference is just a blast. It is such a great selection of presentations and I am looking forward to the new connections I’ve made! Ya est谩 disponible la charla de @javanrasokat: "A race against time" 鈻讹笍 https://t.co/dI6OoMwleO#MainTrackTalk #EKO2022 pic.twitter.com/GjmTqrWda2 — Ekoparty | Hacking…

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Software Quality Engineering Vorlesung am DHBW CAS

Mit gro脽er Freude durfte ich vergangenen Samstag Prof. Dr. Katja Wengler bei der Mastervorlesung “Software Quality Engineering” am DHBW Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) unterst眉tzten. Das Modul “Software Quality Engineering” besch盲ftigt sich mit der Analyse von Softwaresystemen und deren Optimierung. Was ist Softwarequalit盲t, wie kann Softwarequalit盲t bewertet oder verbessert werden? Je nach Vorkenntnissen der Teilnehmer werden Themen wie Refactoring, Clean…

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My upcoming talks at #Eko2022 and #GlobalAppSecSanFran

I am already very excited that I will be giving a talk at Ekoparty security conference 2022 in Buenos Aires. #Eko2022 My talk outline: https://ekoparty.org/en_US/eko2022/main-track-talks-a-race-against-time-javan-rasokat Get your tickets here: https://ekoparty.org (free) #GlobalAppSecSanFran I am also looking forward to be part of the OWASP Global AppSec in San Francisco. My talk is on the last day of the conference. Check out…

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