Mother Nature has had millenia to build up it’s defences to the many potential hazards and attacks it may face. So given it’s wisdom and expertise on this subject, what can we as software developers learn from it and bring back to the evolution of our own application’s security? In this session we’ll explore where software and biology overlap when it comes to security and lessons we can learn from nature to improve our own application security.

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Introductions Cyber Attacks and the Developer Introduction to the current state of cyber attacks. Motivations, objectives, methodologies. Changing the mindset of the developer. Examples and discussions on how individuals, communities and open source projects get attacked and exploited. Learning from the Log4Shell saga. Hands-on demonstration, analysis and discussion of the many ways that the vulnerability can be exploited. Better coding for more secure software Series of hands-on exercises with sample code and discussion afterwards Covers most of the 7 pernicious kingdoms Dealing with Java serialisation How serialisation works and how it’s exploited. How to write safter Java code Alternatives to Java Serialisation Introduction to microstream with hands-on Software Supply chain New government directives that will affect how software is produced and consumed The SBOM forcing function: how open source communities are affected. Why your build pipelines will need turbo-charging Advanced guidance on selecting open source projects -its more than functionality Hands-on review of related open-source tools that should be on your list now Commercial interlude and why good intelligence is vital Snyk / Sonatype portfolios Wrap up