What's in the SOSS? An OpenSSF Podcast
What's in the SOSS? features the sharpest minds in security as they dig into the challenges and opportunities that create a recipe for success in making software more secure.
Get a taste of all the ingredients that make up secure open source software (SOSS) and explore the latest trends at the intersection of AI and security, vulnerability management, and threat assessments.
Each episode of What's in the SOSS? is packed with valuable insight designed to foster collaboration and promote stronger security practices for the open source software community.
About Christopher Robinson (aka CRob), host
CRob is a 43rd level Dungeon Master and a 26th level Securityologist. He is a leader within several Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) efforts and is a frequent speaker on cyber, application, and open source security. He enjoys hats, herding cats, and moonlit walks on the beach.
What's in the SOSS? An OpenSSF Podcast
Mark Russinovich and AI’s Impact on Software Engineering and Open Source Software Security
In this episode, Omkhar talks to Mark Russinovich, CTO of Microsoft Azure. Mark oversees the technical strategy and architecture of Microsoft’s cloud computing platform. Mark is also on the Governing Board of the OpenSSF. He’s a widely recognized expert in distributed systems, operating system internals, and cybersecurity. Mark’s also the author of the Jeff Aiken cyberthriller novels Zero Day, Trojan Horse and Rogue Code, and co-author of the Microsoft Press Windows Internals books.
- 00:36 - Mark on his role at Azure
- 01:30 - Where AI is headed and its impact on enterprises
- 04:06 - The task of teaching a machine learning model to unlearn Harry Potter
- 06:32 - The good and bad of AI hallucinations
- 10:35 - The promise of more secure open source software via AI
- 13:05 - Mark answers Omkhar’s “rapid-fire” questions: mild or spicy food, Vim, Emacs or VS Code and tabs or spaces
- 15:01 - Why aspiring software engineers should still learn to code
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