AI coding helpers get FAILing grade
Purdue researchers expose generative AI tools like Copilot's frequent errors when asked basic development questions.
Richi Jennings
Richi Jennings is a former developer and marketer. He’s also written or edited for Computerworld, Microsoft, Cisco, Micro Focus, HashiCorp, Ferris Research, Osterman Research, DevOps.com, Orthogonal Thinking, Native Trust, Elgan Media, Petri, Cyren, Agari, Webroot, HP, HPE, NetApp on Forbes and CIO.com. Bizarrely, his ridiculous work has even won awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, ABM/Jesse H. Neal, and B2B Magazine.
Posts from Richi Jennings
AI coding helpers get FAILing grade
Listen up, devs: AI trained to overhear passwords
Deep learning model knows what keys you press — “with 95% accuracy.” The password's days are numbered.
FraudGPT / WormGPT: Scammy for now — but a worrying signpost for software security
Your app sec team should factor in more capable malicious AI tools, coming soon.
No net for some, no root for devs — Google pilot walls off staff internet, access for ‘safety’
It’s an optional trial program (for now). How would your devs cope?
JumpCloud 'nation state’ phishing attack spotlights third-party risk management
The big-fish IAMaaS cloud identity service provider opens its kimono. What can you learn from the exposure?
EU-US data transfers back in hotseat: Security of user data adds to privacy concerns
The privacy of user data is one thing — but security of that data is equally important.
Here’s MITRE’s top-25 CWE list — with your old vulnerability category favorites
C’mon, dev teams — it's about time to get serious about memory safety, XSS and SQLi.
Hackers breached UPS data for SMS phish spree
It’s a dog-eat-dog world ... Bug allows bad actor to manipulate URLs and extract data. Note to devs: Avoid consecutive object references and add entropy.
Passkeys standard: Time to add it to your dev plans?
Forward-thinking DevOps shops are doing it already. Isn’t it time your team got on board?