C++ and Security: Can We Do Better?
summary
Examines claims from an NSA guide that C/C++ are ‘unsafe’ and should be replaced by languages like C#, Go, Java, Ruby, and Swift, and evaluates whether C++ security problems are as severe as portrayed. Discusses C++ security issues and mitigation approaches to determine if and how C++ can be made safer.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:14C++ vulnerabilities
- 10:13What are exploits
- 13:52Classic mitigations
- 19:11Safe languages
- 22:00Sandboxing solutions
- 28:47Kaspersky OS summary
- 30:48Q&A
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