The Year of LangSec Bugs

Explore a comprehensive analysis of language-based security vulnerabilities in this 44-minute IEEE conference talk from the 2017 LangSec Workshop. Delve into the prevalence of "LangSec" bugs that dominated security headlines since 2014, with a particular focus on the year 2016. Examine how these vulnerabilities could have been identified and prevented using the LangSec approach. Gain insights into the evolving landscape of language-based security threats and their impact on the field of cybersecurity. Presented at the IEEE Symposium on Security & Privacy Workshops in San Jose, CA, this talk offers valuable perspectives on the critical role of language security in modern software development and system protection.