Vibe Coding - Introducing vulnerabilities at pace to your clients
Time: Thursday 14th May 13:20-13:50
Room: Waterfront
Track: People & Culture
This presentation won’t just cover how to copy and paste code snippets out of ChatGPT, I will address the following topics:
The use of agentic coding assistants and their implications for testing, security holes, data breach and malicious actors
A breakdown of The types of security issues they introduce
A series of case studies highlighting things have gone terribly wrong for people using this technology
Processes to help teams produce secure, reliable code.
The use of agentic coding assistants and their implications for testing, security holes, data breach and malicious actors
A breakdown of The types of security issues they introduce
A series of case studies highlighting things have gone terribly wrong for people using this technology
Processes to help teams produce secure, reliable code.
Speakers
Simon Howard
Simon Howard is CTO and co-founder of Bastion Security, with over 20 years’ experience in cyber security spanning engineering, penetration testing, and strategy. A long-time leader in the NZ security community, he also co-founded Kawaiicon, one of Australasia’s largest hacker conference. Simon brings a practical, real-world perspective on how vulnerabilities emerge — and how teams can build more secure systems in an increasingly AI-driven world.