Tarmageddon: One Bug, Four Forks, and a Disclosure Scavenger Hunt - Marina Moore & Alex Zenla, Edera

Presenters Marina Moore Alex Zenla Source OpenSource SecurityCon 2026 The Unseen Dangers in Open Source: A Deep Dive into a Critical Tar Bug 🐛💻 Hey tech enthusiasts! 👋 Ever wonder what lurks beneath the surface of the open-source software you use every day? Today, we’re diving deep into a fascinating, albeit slightly terrifying, bug that Marina Moore (Head of Research at Ada) and Alex Zenla (CTO of Ada) stumbled upon. This isn’t just about a single bug; it’s a journey into the intricate world of software supply chain security, the complexities of open-source ecosystems, and the often-overlooked responsibilities of project maintainers. 🚀 ...

March 24, 2026 · 7 min

Trust, Tampering, and Transparency: What History Can Teach Us About Open Source... Lisa Tagliaferri

Presenters Lisa Tagliaferri Source OpenSource SecurityCon 2026 From Chained Libraries to Sigstore: What 500 Years of History Teaches Us About Open Source Security 🚀 History and technology often feel like two parallel lines that never meet. However, Lisa Tagliaferri, a medieval and Renaissance historian turned open-source security expert, argues that the two are deeply intertwined. In a recent talk, Lisa shared how the ways we protected information in the 15th century mirror the ways we secure our software supply chains today. ...

March 24, 2026 · 5 min

Lightning Talk: A Case Study in Cross-Ecosystem Security Response - Lori Lorusso, Rust Foundation

Presenters Lori Lorusso Rust Foundation Source OpenSource SecurityCon 2026 🦀 Strength in Numbers: How Cross-Ecosystem Collaboration Saved Rust from a Fishing Attack In the world of open-source, we often talk about code, compilers, and performance. But what happens when the biggest threat isn’t a bug in the software, but a trap for the humans behind it? Lori Lorusso, Director of Outreach for the Rust Foundation, recently shared a compelling case study on how a “super team” of foundations joined forces to thwart a sophisticated phishing campaign. ...

March 24, 2026 · 4 min

Reliable API Support: Human-in-the-Loop Agentic RAG for SRE | Vishal Shah | Conf42 SRE 2026

Presenters Vishal Shah Source Conf42 SRE 2026 Building Trust in API Support: The Human-in-the-Loop Agentic RAG Revolution 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Vishal Shah here, an AI engineer deeply immersed in the world of large language models, agentic systems, and the robust infrastructure that keeps APIs humming at scale. For years, I’ve navigated the exciting landscape of AI-powered systems, and one persistent, often underestimated challenge has surfaced time and again: how do we ensure developers can trust the answers they receive when hitting a snag with an API? ...

March 19, 2026 · 9 min

From Vibes to Outages: When AI Writes the Code You Debug | Sylvain Kalache | Conf42 SRE 2026

Presenters Sylvain Kalache Source Conf42 SRE 2026 🚀 The SRE Survival Guide in the Age of GenAI: Navigating the 100x Code Explosion The world of software engineering is moving at a breakneck pace. As of late 2025, the landscape has shifted permanently. Microsoft reports that 30% of their codebase is now written by Generative AI (GenAI), while Anthropic reports a staggering 90%. In mid-2025, the founder of Cursor noted that users accepted 1 billion lines of code every single day. ...

March 19, 2026 · 5 min