Microsoft Build 2022 is here

At the end of this month, I am delighted to deliver a session at Microsoft Build. Build is Microsoft's annual developer conference. During the three days of the conference, Microsoft is announcing the most development news, and updates for developers and Microsoft experts around the globe are sharing their experience and knowledge.

My talk is about developing secure applications inside Microsoft Azure. The insights that I plan to share with the audience cover the tools and mechanisms used by development teams from Romania to ensure that they build secure applications, following Microsoft's best practices and recommendations.

For example, how we can ensure that application secrets are not published to the project repository, and what are the tools that can detect and react when something like this is happening. Another important aspect that we talk about is maintaining control of governance and security across large deployments using multiple tenants and subscriptions where a central tool is required to scan and manage security and cost economics aspects.

Except for build-in services, we present tools like HostedScan, which fully integrates vulnerability scanning in the development lifecycle and Black Duck, which scans for security risks at open-source packages and containers. All these tools are part of the Azure DevOps CI/CD pipeline offering a smooth and consolidated experience for all team members.

See you at Microsoft Build!

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