Michael Lubas on the Future of Elixir Security - a podcast by SmartLogic LLC

In today's episode of Elixir Wizards, Michael Lubas, founder of Paraxial.io, joins hosts Owen Bickford and Bilal Hankins to discuss security in the Elixir and Phoenix ecosystem. Lubas shares his insights on the most common security risks developers face, recent threats, and how Elixir developers can prepare for the future.
Common security risks, including SQL injection and cross-site scripting, and how to mitigate these threatsThe importance of rate limiting and bot detection to prevent spam SMS messages
Continuous security testing to maintain a secure application and avoid breachesTools and resources available in the Elixir and Phoenix ecosystem to enhance security
The Guardian library for authentication and authorizationTake a drink every time someone says "bot"
The difference between "bots" and AI language modelsThe potential for evolving authentication, such as Passkeys over WebSocket
How Elixir compares to other languages due to its immutability and the ability to trace user inputPotion Shop, a vulnerable Phoenix application designed to test security
Talking Tom, Sneaker Bots, and teenage hackers!The importance of security awareness and early planning in application development
The impact of open-source software on application securityHow to address vulnerabilities in third-party libraries
Conducting security audits and implementing security measuresLinks in this episode:
Michael LubasEmail - michael@paraxial.io
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaellubas/Paraxial.io - https://paraxial.io/
Blog/Mailing List - https://paraxial.io/blog/indexPotion Shop - https://paraxial.io/blog/potion-shop
Elixir/Phoenix Security Live Coding: Preventing SQL Injection in EctoTwitter - https://twitter.com/paraxialio
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/paraxial-io/GenServer Social - https://genserver.social/paraxial
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@paraxial5874Griffin Byatt on Sobelow: ElixirConf 2017 - Plugging the Security Holes in Your Phoenix Application (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3lKmFsmlvQ)
Erlang Ecosystem Foundation: Security Working Group - https://erlef.org/wg/securityArticle by Bram - Client-Side Enforcement of LiveView Security (https://blog.voltone.net/post/31)
Special Guest: Michael Lubas.

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