Zero Trust for Code & WebAssembly - first meetup back at IBM!

This will be our first in-person meetup in Q3 and the first back onsite at the IBM Software Development Center in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) - and we're THRILLED!

The topic is one we find incredibly interesting - the Zero Trust for Code security framework, with WebAssembly provided as an approach example.

The venue doors officially open at 6:00 pm (you can arrive earlier if you like), live programing begins at 6:30 pm ET sharp. We'll begin the evening with a few community announcements, then we'll quickly move to our speaker.

Location and Address:
IBM
Building 500, Room G-104
4205 S Miami Blvd
Durham, NC 27703
*Questions regarding venue can be directed to Sahdev directly at 336-254-1689.

Directions:
1). Enter IBM campus from Miami Boulevard and Cornwallis Road,
2). Follow signs for IBM Software Group Main Lobby B500 and take third left (DEVELOPMENT LANE) toward Main Lobby 500.
3). Park into the Visitor Parking lot which is in the front of the B500. You will be escorted from the building entrance/lobby.

*Lots of swag will be available at this meetup, to include t-shirts, hats, stickers, and some really cool technology. All will be free of charge, as always.

Please note, safety protocols will be in place. We'll have masks available free of charge for anyone interested - don't hesitate to ask us onsite. Distancing between attendees will also be maximized as much as possible. Safety is a priority.

Speaker: Jarred Overson, CTO at Candle

Bio:
Jarrod is the founder and CTO of Candle where he leads development on Wasmflow. He's previously worked at Riot Games, Napster, and most recently led development on Shape Security's defense platform. Jarrod is a frequent speaker on modern web threats and cybercrime and has been quoted by Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, CNET among others. He’s the co-author of O’Reilly’s Developing Web Components and the creator of Wasmflow, Hackium, and Plato.

Talk Topic:
WebAssembly & Zero Trust for Code

Abstract:
Zero Trust eliminated the notion that users, devices, or service could be inherently trusted within your company's network. Yet for some reason we default to trusting the dozens to even thousands of dependencies we import into our applications. These dependencies adopt the same privileges and access as the parent application and are prime targets for attackers. Malicious actors repeatedly seek and take over popular dependencies to gain a foothold into companies. This is not fear mongering, this is happening today. Millions of people – including our speaker – have unknowingly downloaded and run malicious code as part of their normal developer activities.

This is a difficult problem without obvious solutions. WebAssembly gives us a new way of thinking about it. In this talk, Jarrod Overson illustrates how WebAssembly changes the game and can make our applications more secure while improving performance, reusability, and maintainability both on and off the browser.

Food and Beverages:
At minimum drinks and snacks will be available. We're also working to make pizza available, assuming we can do it safely of course.

Contact us directly with questions directly at **info@allthingsopen.org**.

SPONSORS:
We thank the world-class sponsors making this event possible..
Camunda - https://camunda.com/
Fidelity Investments - https://www.fidelity.com/
AlmaLinux - https://almalinux.org/