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SN221: The Oxymoron of "JavaScript Security"

SN221: The Oxymoron of "JavaScript Security"

Security Now - 16k MP3 · TWiT

November 6, 2009

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Show Notes

This week Leo and I are joined by author (The Geek Atlas) and software developer John Graham-Cumming to discuss many specific concerns about the inherent, designed-in, insecurity of our browser's JavaScript scripting language. Now 14 years old, JavaScript was never meant for today's high-demand Internet environment — and it's having problems.John's original presentation slides in Microsoft PowerPoint and PDF formats.