S6:E4 - Trojan Source Attacks, Features in .NET 6, Another Apple Settlement, and No More Contacting Employees Off Hours...At Least in Portugal

In this episode, we talk about a new Apple settlement and a big win for workers in Portugal. Then we speak with Nicholas Boucher, PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge about new research into something they are calling a “Trojan Source” attack. And finally, we chat with Safia Abdalla, senior software engineer at Microsoft about new updates and features in the recently released .NET 6.

Show Notes

• DevDiscuss (sponsor)
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• Avalanche (sponsor)
• Apple to Pay $30 Million Over Store Workers’ Security Checks
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-13/apple-to-pay-30-million-over-security-checks-for-store-workers
• Trojan Source: Invisible Vulnerabilities
• Announcing .NET 6 — The Fastest .NET Yet

Nicholas Boucher

Nicholas Boucher is a PhD Candidate at the University of Cambridge and a graduate of Harvard University. He performs research on the security of systems ranging from machine learning pipelines to compilers.

Safia Abdalla

Safia Abdalla is a software engineer working on open-source technologies at Microsoft and an open-source maintainer on the nteract project. When she’s not working on open source, she enjoys writing and running.