DevTalks Romania

DevTalks Romania has become a driver of change for the tech world, known as the most desired expo-conference for developers and IT professionals in Romania. Thus, the DevTalks network is succeeding to cover all year with valuable content and gatherings of the IT Community enlarging the network to more than 60 000 IT professionals and developers from all over Romania and internationally.

At this event, Joseph Katsioloudes presents 2 talks:

Code Security Reinvented: Navigating the era of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) already serves as a copilot in our daily lives, acting as a digital assistant and delivering personalized experiences. Despite progress in many areas, AI has historically fallen short of improving software development practices. This changed with the introduction of AI pair programmers, which distill the collective technical know-how of the world’s developers, and their widespread adoption has been quite telling.

While the process of building software has become easier and faster, the question remains: What about more secure? In this session, we’ll demonstrate several ways developers can use AI to leverage the world’s security knowledge through dozens of practical demos in GitHub Copilot. The audience will gain a deep understanding of AI capabilities, along with insights and best practices drawn from the lessons we learned as developers striving to ship secure code.

Breaking Barriers: The Art of (Free) Gamified Security Training.

In a world where security training often feels like a mundane chore, discover the refreshing impact of gamification and turn learning into an enjoyable experience. Embark on an insightful journey as we unveil the success story of gh.io/securecodegame, an open-source game hosted on GitHub Skills, that attracted over 3,000 developers within the first 6 months. This session will provide you with an exclusive behind-the-scenes perspective, offering valuable insights and practical strategies to revolutionize various aspects of security training for your benefit. We’ll explore a case study from a tech startup that observed, among the developers who played the game, an increased sense of ownership for code security, improved communication with security teams, and a strong willingness to embrace further security training.