AI-assisted coding tools can increase your delivery speed, but may also introduce security risks.
Speaker
Sonya Moisset
Agenda
6:00pm - Refreshments and networking
6:30pm - Main presentation – Sonya Moisset, Synk
7:30pm - Q&A – to be chaired by Roy Harrow, BCS DevSecOps Group
8:00pm - Light refreshments for those who are able to attend in person
Synopsis
In the span of just one hour, Sonya will build a demo app using GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT, and live hack the results, showing how the generated code can be exploited.
In this session, Sonya will:
- Present an overview of AI in software development and common AI security risks;
- Use GenAI tools to build a coffee shop demo app and exploit AI-generated vulnerabilities, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting, directory traversal and more;
- Give you some effective strategies to mitigate and fix the AI-generated vulnerabilities.
About the speakers
Sonya Moisset
Staff Security Advocate @ Snyk Speaker Bio. Sonya is a Staff Security Advocate at Snyk and a lifelong traveller passionate about DevSecOps, Cybersecurity, and AI.
She’s a public speaker on the world tech scene. She is also a mentor for women in tech, a top writer for FreeCodeCamp publications, and an active member of the tech community in the UK.
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COVID-19
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