iO Associates are pleased to bring the next instalment of our Java Virtual Meetups. This meetup was presented by Steve Poole, Developer Advocate at RedHat, who gave a very interesting talk on "Cybercrime and the Developer: How to Start Defending Against the Darker Side”.

The world of the cybercriminal is closer than you realise. Steve talked about how at risk our Java applications may be and showed us practical examples of how we can inadvertently leave doors open. He then walked us through actions we could take to create a more secure Java application for the cloud.

About the speaker
Steve Poole is a Developer Advocate, DevOps practitioner, long-time Java developer, leader and evangelist, working on Java SDKs and JVMs since Java was less than one year old. Steve has also found time to work on other things including being a representative/lead on various JSRs and working on various open source projects including ones at Apache, Eclipse and OpenJDK. He is also a member of the Adopt OpenJDK group championing community involvement in OpenJDK, a seasoned speaker and regular presenter at international conferences on technical and software engineering topics.

You can watch the full video below:

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It was great to see so many familiar and new faces as this session. iO Associates, tech and digital recruitment specialists, have always been a very active member of multiple Meetup groups across the UK. We’re really keen to help keep our community positive and engaged hearing from the best speakers on the topics of your choice so please get in touch if you have any suggestions on future topics or speakers!

In addition, if there’s anything we can help you with in regards to sourcing candidates or finding a new role please do also get in touch.