Typical security issues in C++: why the GC isn't your enemy

[areYouSureAboutThat]

On Thursday, 15 December 2022 at 01:12:28 UTC, norm wrote:
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> Most security hacks (that I know of) are not due to C array 
> overruns. Those headliners that usually come from C/C++ code 
> written >10yrs ago. The majority of security breaches are due 
> to human activities, people clicking on fake email links, 
> sharing passwords, leaving computers unlocked, incorrect server 
> and database configuration etc. Rust and @safe will not solve 
> these real world problems.

you forget to mention.. 'and programmers blindly using 
third-party packages'

'An Empirical Study on Production Dependencies in NPM' - 2022

"The problem is that developers struggle to identify what 
vulnerabilities may affect their software application.."

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2207.14711.pdf