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World Congress 2023 • Sep 27, 2023

Unleashing the Power of Developers: Why Cybersecurity is the Missing Piece?!?

Tino Sokic

Tino Shock argues developers control critical infrastructure and require a professional ethical oath. Find out why fixing human flaws, not technical bugs, is the real key to cybersecurity.

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#1 about 5 min

The growing power and security responsibility of developers

How developers and managers wield immense power over the security and stability of modern software infrastructure.

#2 about 6 min

Establishing an ethical oath for software engineering professionals

Why software engineering professionals and management teams should adopt strict ethical standards akin to medical practitioners.

#3 about 2 min

The fundamental human element in software security breaches

How human error remains the most common denominator in exposing highly sophisticated software systems to security breaches.

#4 about 6 min

Identifying non-coding software vulnerabilities and organizational risks

How systemic organizational issues like technical debt and poor communication create critical but non-technical security risks.

#5 about 4 min

Adapting the software development lifecycle for continuous planning

How integrating continuous planning, user experience design, and thorough testing improves the traditional software development process.

#6 about 5 min

Common cybersecurity mistakes highlighted through a musical performance

Common security flaws like hardcoded credentials and downgrade attacks explored creatively through a live musical performance.

#7 about 2 min

Clarifying the distinction between software vulnerabilities and threats

The critical distinction between an inherent core system weakness and the actual external threat that exploits it.

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Identifying bottlenecks in traditional software security approaches

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Engaging software developers deeply in secure engineering practices

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2:05 min

Making security a foundational feature in software development

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Setting the scene for real-world cybersecurity failures

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