Thwarting Skynet's Siblings in the GenAI Coding Era - Security Challenges and Solutions

Explore a thought-provoking Black Hat conference talk that examines how Generative AI is revolutionizing software development and creating new cybersecurity challenges. Delve into the paradigm shift from traditional code reuse to AI-generated code snippets, and understand the security implications of this transformation. Learn about critical concerns including vulnerable code generation from Large Language Models trained on open-source software, increased vulnerability velocity due to rapid code generation, and the risks of data poisoning attacks on training datasets. Examine real-world data from multiple academic studies that highlight how developers tend to place more trust in AI-generated code compared to human-created code, and discover potential solutions to address these emerging security challenges in the GenAI coding era. Presented by Chris Wysopal, CTO and Co-Founder of Veracode, this 40-minute presentation provides valuable insights for cybersecurity professionals and developers navigating the intersection of artificial intelligence and software security.