# Brian Vermeer

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How Java Developers Can Secure Their Code (#58)

Three years after Log4Shell caused a significant security issue, we still struggle with insecure dependencies and injection problems. In this podcast, we'll discuss how developers can secure their code. I talked with three authors who posted a security and code quality post on Foojay.io.Guests     …

Brian Vermeer at JavaOne on Keeping the Community Thriving

Duke's Corner Podcast with Java Champion Brian Vermeer at JavaOne Las Vegas 2022 about the thriving Java community in The Netherlands, how to keep the Java community growing globally, and his thoughts on becoming a developer. Interview Archive Get full access to Jim Grisanzio at grisanzio.substa…

DevBcn Report, Part 1 – Learn from the Community (#76)

In early July, the DevBcn conference in Barcelona featured a diverse lineup of speakers, covering topics across multiple technology domains. Geertjan Wielenga took the camera and microphone with him to Spain. Together with Nacho Cougil and Jonathan Vila, two of the organizers, he spoke with many vi…

How Frame Your Feline Transformed Cat Furniture Forever

Send us Fan Mail When Kristina and Brian Vermeer found themselves hiding an unsightly cat tree every time guests came over, they knew there had to be a better solution. Their stroke of genius came when they merged their love of art with their cats' need for vertical space, creating wall-mounted fra…

From Code to Stage: Organizing Conferences and Finding Your Voice as a Speaker (#88)

What turns a nervous first-timer into a confident conference speaker? Let's find out. This the last Foojay Podcast of 2025 and also the last one with interviews recorded at the Devoxx and JFall conferences. Maybe you're already thinking about your goals for 2026: organizing a meetup, submitting you…

How Frame Your Feline Transformed Cat Furniture Forever

Send us Fan Mail When Kristina and Brian Vermeer found themselves hiding an unsightly cat tree every time guests came over, they knew there had to be a better solution. Their stroke of genius came when they merged their love of art with their cats' need for vertical space, creating wall-mounted fra…

We Scanned 3,984 Skills — 1 in 7 Can Hack Your Machine

Most developers install skills without reading what's inside them. But that's exactly what attackers are counting on.Simon Maple sits down with Brian Vermeer from Snyk at DevNexus to get into the security risk hiding inside the skills and MCPs running on your local machine. They scanned over 4,000 …

Formal Methods, Functional Programming, and Securing the Java Ecosystem

An airhacks.fm conversation with Brian Vermeer (@BrianVerm) about: growing up with a Commodore 64 and gaming, inheriting a 486 DX2 with Windows 3.1, first "enterprise" migration from Windows 3.1 to 3.11, early experiments with Turbo Pascal and Basic, curiosity-driven programming and disas…

Don't Secure the Code. Secure the Coder.

AI agents don't just write insecure code — they can escape their sandboxes, delete files, and do whatever it takes to complete a task. The security mental model that served us through the cloud era isn't enough anymore. Guy Podjarny, founder of Snyk and CEO of Tessl, made the case at London's AI Se…

Ep. 11: Live from KCDC! Granny Vibe-Codes an App (And Nobody Knows Who's Responsible)

Here's a fun one: your AI agent vibe-codes a whole application. It works. It ships. And then something breaks. Who's actually responsible? The developer? The model? Whoever trained the model? Recorded live at KCDC 2026 (background conference noise included, no apologies), I sat down with Steve Pool…