⚡ Secure Development Spotlight at BSides Luxembourg 2026!

𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬: 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗕𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗜 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗗𝗟𝗖 – Omar Rachid

As AI coding tools become deeply embedded in modern development workflows, organizations are facing a new challenge: developers are using them everywhere—often without visibility, governance, or consistent security oversight. This 40-minute talk explores how the rapid adoption of AI in the SDLC is exposing critical gaps in developer security skills and enterprise risk management.

The session focuses on how security leaders can build observability into the development lifecycle to better understand both developer behavior and the security posture of AI-generated code. It covers strategies for establishing developer risk baselines, improving secure coding practices, addressing AI-induced vulnerabilities, and building governance models that scale with modern AI-assisted engineering workflows.

Omar Rachid is an Application Security Engineer with over 10 years of experience helping organizations embed security into the software development lifecycle. His work sits at the intersection of AppSec, DevOps, and AI security, with a strong focus on practical risk reduction and secure adoption of emerging technologies.

📅 Conference Dates: 6–8 May 2026 | 09:00–18:00
📍 14, Porte de France, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
🎟️ Tickets: https://2026.bsides.lu/tickets/
📅 Schedule: https://hackertracker.app/schedule?conf=BSIDESLUX2026

#BSidesLuxembourg2026 #AppSec #AISecurity #SDLC #DevSecOps #SecureDevelopment

⚡ Secure Development Highlight at BSides Luxembourg 2026!

𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗜: 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 – Diana Waithanji

As AI systems become deeply embedded in modern applications, security can no longer be an afterthought. This 40-minute talk explores how threat modeling can be integrated directly into the AI development lifecycle, ensuring vulnerabilities are identified and addressed early using a “shift-left” approach.

The session introduces practical methods for conducting effective AI threat modeling sessions, including frameworks like STRIDE, relevant OWASP research, and tools that help teams systematically identify and mitigate risks unique to AI systems. Beyond methodology, it also focuses on making threat modeling collaborative and engaging, ensuring active participation from both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Diana Waithanji is a cybersecurity professional at SAP specializing in cloud infrastructure security. She is a TechWomen USA fellow at Google and an AFRIKA KOMMT alumna, with active roles in cybersecurity standards and community initiatives promoting diversity and secure digital development.

📅 Conference Dates: 6–8 May 2026 | 09:00–18:00
📍 14, Porte de France, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
🎟️ Tickets: https://2026.bsides.lu/tickets/
📅 Schedule: https://hackertracker.app/schedule?conf=BSIDESLUX2026

#BSidesLuxembourg2026 #AISecurity #ThreatModeling #SecureDevelopment #OWASP #AppSec

⚡ New Secure Development Talk at BSides Luxembourg 2026!

𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗩𝗦. 𝗕𝗨𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 – 𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡 𝗜𝗡-𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗔 𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗟 – Diogo Lemos

Why do Software Composition Analysis tools so often fail in practice? This 40-minute talk takes you inside the journey of building a production-ready, open-source SCA platform designed to fix exactly that problem. Instead of drowning teams in noisy alerts and inconsistent findings, the focus shifts to clarity, prioritization, and actionable risk reduction.

The session explores how to design and implement an SCA system that scales across large organizations—covering dependency discovery (including transitive ones), vulnerability aggregation from multiple sources, normalization of inconsistent data, and a risk-based scoring model that helps teams focus on what actually matters. A live demo will show a real repository being scanned, vulnerabilities being identified, and results flowing directly into CI/CD pipelines for actionable enforcement.

Diogo Lemos is an Application Security Engineer with deep experience in building security tooling at scale. Having worked at Checkmarx, Flutter Entertainment, and OLX, he specializes in automation, SCA, SAST, and scalable AppSec programs, and actively contributes to open-source security initiatives.

📅 Conference Dates: 6–8 May 2026 | 09:00–18:00
📍 14, Porte de France, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
🎟️ Tickets: https://2026.bsides.lu/tickets/
📅 Schedule: https://hackertracker.app/schedule?conf=BSIDESLUX2026

#BSidesLuxembourg2026 #SecureDevelopment #SCA #SupplyChainSecurity #AppSec #OpenSourceSecurity

⚡ New Talk Spotlight at BSides Luxembourg 2026!

𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗙𝗧𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗘: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗦 – Frithjof Hoffmann

Rethink how you build software in this insightful 40-minute session from the Secure Development track. Just like curating an art gallery, selecting dependencies requires careful evaluation, authenticity checks, and long-term consideration. This talk explores how overlooked third-party components can introduce hidden risks—from vulnerabilities and malware to licensing and maintenance issues.

Discover practical strategies to assess, manage, and automate dependency selection, while building a trusted and resilient software supply chain. Learn how adopting a “curation mindset” can transform development practices—helping teams move beyond blind trust and toward secure, high-quality foundations.

Frithjof Hoffmann is a cybersecurity professional specializing in software supply-chain security, threat intelligence, and risk management. With a strong focus on helping organizations reduce risk and improve visibility, he brings practical expertise in building secure and scalable software ecosystems.

📅 Conference Dates: 6–8 May 2026 | 09:00–18:00
📍 14, Porte de France, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
🎟️ Tickets: https://2026.bsides.lu/tickets/
📅 Schedule: https://hackertracker.app/schedule?conf=BSIDESLUX2026

#BSidesLuxembourg2026 #SecureDevelopment #SupplyChainSecurity #OpenSourceSecurity #AppSec #CyberSecurity

📌 Added to the BSides Luxembourg 2026 Lineup

🛠️🔐 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗢 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗢𝗙𝗧𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗘 — Lisi Hocke ( @lisihocke )

💡 Take control in this Talk (40 min) and learn how development teams can build secure software even without dedicated security experts.

Security shouldn’t be a blocker waiting on experts. This session shows how everyday engineering activities—like planning features, collaborating across teams, and maintaining code—can be leveraged to significantly improve your product’s security posture without slowing down delivery.

Discover how to integrate threat modeling into regular workflows, catch vulnerabilities earlier through collaboration, and use production insights to detect malicious behavior. This talk empowers teams to shift from dependency on security teams to building “secure enough” systems through practical, developer-driven approaches.

Lisi Hocke (@lisihocke ) is a security engineer focused on product security, with a passion for quality, collaboration, and continuous learning. A strong advocate for whole-team approaches, she shares her experiences to help teams build resilient and secure software while delivering real value.

📅 Conference Dates: 6–8 May 2026 | 09:00–18:00
📍 14, Porte de France, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
🎟️ Tickets: https://2026.bsides.lu/tickets/

📅 Schedule Link: https://pretalx.com/bsidesluxembourg-2026/schedule/

📲 View full schedule & build your agenda: https://hackertracker.app/schedule?conf=BSIDESLUX2026

#BSidesLuxembourg2026 #SecureDevelopment #AppSec #DevSecOps #SoftwareSecurity #CyberSecurity

🛡️ Now Announcing: A New Cybersecurity Session at BSides Luxembourg

🧪📂 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗦: 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗔’𝗦 𝗖𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗦𝗜𝗢 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗦𝗬𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗫 – Adrian Denkiewicz ( @Adenkiewicz )

🧨 Turn filenames into attack vectors in this Talk (40 min) by uncovering how hidden parsing features can enable SSRF, file access, and data exposure.

What looks like a simple filename can actually be a powerful mini-language. This talk dives into CFITSIO’s Extended Filename Syntax (EFS), a feature widely embedded in scientific and imaging software, and shows how it silently expands the attack surface through built-in capabilities like virtual file handling, filtering, and network access.

Through original research, discover how these legitimate features can be abused to perform arbitrary file operations, trigger SSRF, and expose sensitive data—all without exploiting traditional memory corruption bugs. This session highlights how overlooked functionality in widely used libraries can introduce systemic risks across the software supply chain.

Adrian Denkiewicz ( @Adenkiewicz ) is an Offensive Security Expert and security consultant with experience spanning financial, e-commerce, and semiconductor industries. Currently a Staff Application Engineer at Doyensec, he specializes in application security, red teaming, and uncovering complex vulnerabilities in real-world systems.

📅 Conference Dates: 6–8 May 2026 | 09:00–18:00
📍 14, Porte de France, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
🎟️ Tickets: https://2026.bsides.lu/tickets/

📅 Schedule Link: https://pretalx.com/bsidesluxembourg-2026/schedule/

📲 View full schedule & build your agenda: https://hackertracker.app/schedule?conf=BSIDESLUX2026

#BSidesLuxembourg2026 #AppSec #SecureDevelopment #SSRF #SoftwareSecurity #CyberSecurity

Lucee in a Box: The Ultimate Guide to Containerized Dev Servers

2,726 words, 14 minutes read time.

The Modern ColdFusion Workspace: Transitioning to Lucee in a Box

The shift from traditional, monolithic server installations to containerized environments has fundamentally altered how we perceive modern development within the Lucee ecosystem. For years, the standard approach involved installing a heavy application server directly onto a local machine, often leading to a “polluted” operating system where various versions of Java and Lucee competed for resources and environment variables. By adopting a “Lucee in a Box” methodology, we decouple the application logic from the underlying hardware, allowing for a portable, reproducible, and lightweight development stack. This transition is not merely about convenience; it is a strategic move toward parity with production environments where high availability and rapid scaling are the norms. In this architecture, we utilize Docker to encapsulate the Lucee engine, the web server, and the necessary configuration files into a single unit that can be spun up or destroyed in seconds, ensuring that every member of a development team is working within an identical, script-driven environment.

However, the true complexity of this setup emerges when we move beyond simple “Hello World” examples and begin integrating with the existing corporate infrastructure. In my own workflow, I rely heavily on a network of internal web services that act as the primary conduit for data residing in our production databases. These services are vital because they provide a sanitized, governed layer of abstraction over raw SQL queries, ensuring that sensitive data is handled according to internal compliance standards. When we containerize Lucee, we aren’t just running a script; we are placing a small, isolated node into a complex network. The challenge then becomes ensuring this isolated container can “see” and communicate with those internal services as if it were a native part of the network, all while maintaining the security boundaries that containerization is designed to provide.

The Data Silo Crisis: Overcoming Networked Service Isolation

One of the most significant hurdles in modernizing a CFML stack is the inherent isolation of the Docker bridge network, which often creates what I call a “Data Silo” during local development. When a developer attempts to call an internal web service—perhaps a REST API that fetches real-time production metrics or user permissions—from within a container, the request often hits a wall because the container’s internal DNS does not naturally resolve local intranet addresses. This creates a frustrating disconnect where the application works perfectly in the legacy local install but fails within the containerized environment. This disconnect is more than a minor annoyance; it leads to significant delays in the development lifecycle as engineers struggle to pipe in the data necessary for testing complex business logic. Without a seamless connection to these internal services, the “Lucee in a Box” becomes an empty vessel, incapable of performing the data-intensive tasks required in a modern enterprise setting.

To resolve this, we must look at how the container perceives the outside world and how the host machine facilitates that visibility. In many corporate environments, production data is guarded behind strict firewall rules and SSL requirements that expect requests to originate from known entities. When I utilize internal web services to provide data from a production database, the Lucee container must be configured to pass through the host’s network or be explicitly granted access to the internal DNS suffixes. Failure to address this at the architectural level results in “unreachable host” errors or SSL handshake failures that can derail a project for days. By understanding that the container is a guest on your network, we can begin to implement the routing and trust certificates necessary to turn that siloed container into a fully integrated node capable of consuming live data streams securely and efficiently through modern CFScript syntax.

The Blueprint: Implementing Lucee and MariaDB via Docker Compose

To move from theory to implementation, we must define the orchestration layer that brings our environment to life. The docker-compose.yml file is the definitive source of truth for the development stack, eliminating the “it works on my machine” excuse by codifying the server version, database configuration, and network paths. In the professional workflow I advocate, this file sits at the root of your project. It defines a lucee service using the official Lucee image—optimized for performance—and a mariadb service to handle local data persistence. Crucially, we use volumes to map your local www folder directly into the container’s web root. This means that as you write your CFScript in your preferred IDE on your host machine, the changes are reflected instantly inside the container without requiring a rebuild or a manual file transfer.

The following configuration provides a professional-grade starting point. It establishes a dedicated network for our services and ensures that Lucee has the environment variables necessary to eventually automate its datasource connections. By mounting the ./www directory, we ensure our code remains on our host machine where it can be version-controlled, while the ./db_data volume ensures our MariaDB data persists even if the container is destroyed and recreated.

Deployment Strategy: Running Your New Containerized Stack

Once the docker-compose.yml file is in place, initializing the environment is a matter of a single terminal command. By executing docker-compose up -d from the root of your project directory, the Docker engine pulls the specified images, creates the isolated virtual network, and establishes the volume mounts. This process ensures that your MariaDB instance is ready to receive connections before the Lucee server fully initializes. For developers who rely on internal web services, this is where the containerized approach proves its worth. Because Lucee is running in an isolated network but can be configured to have access to the host’s bridge or external DNS, it can safely consume external APIs while maintaining a clean, local database for session state or cached production data. This setup provides the exact same architectural “feel” as a high-traffic production cluster, but contained entirely within your local hardware.

The beauty of this system lies in its maintenance-free nature and the elimination of the “dependency hell” that often plagues legacy ColdFusion developers. If you need to test your CFScript against a different version of Lucee or a newer patch of MariaDB, you simply update the version tag in the YAML file and run the command again. There is no need to uninstall software, clear registry keys, or worry about Java version conflicts on your host machine. This modularity is why I utilize internal web services to provide data from production into this local box; the container acts as a secure, high-speed proxy. You can pull the data you need via an internal API call, store it in the MariaDB container, and work in an isolated state without ever risking the integrity of the actual production database.

Root Cause: Why Standard Containers Fail at Internal Service Integration

The primary reason most off-the-shelf Lucee container configurations fail when attempting to consume internal web services is a fundamental lack of trust—specifically, the absence of internal SSL certificates within the Java KeyStore. When I use web services hosted within my network to provide data from a production database, those services are almost always secured via an internal Certificate Authority (CA) that is not recognized by the default OpenJDK installation inside the Lucee container. This results in the dreaded “PKIX path building failed” error the moment a cfhttp call is initiated via CFScript to an internal endpoint. To solve this, the Dockerfile must be modified to perform a “copy and import” operation during the image build phase, where the internal CA certificate is added to the Java security folder and registered using the keytool utility. This ensures that the underlying Java Virtual Machine (JVM) trusts the internal network’s identity, allowing for encrypted, secure data transmission from the production-proxy services to the local development environment.

Beyond the cryptographic hurdles, there is the issue of routing and “Host-to-Container” communication that often stymies developers new to the Docker ecosystem. In a standard Docker setup, the container is wrapped in a layer of Network Address Translation (NAT) that makes it difficult to reach services sitting on the developer’s physical host or the wider corporate VPN. To bridge this gap, we often utilize the extra_hosts parameter within our docker-compose configuration, which effectively injects entries into the container’s /etc/hosts file. This allows us to map a friendly internal domain name, like services.internal.corp, directly to the IP address of the host machine or the VPN gateway. By explicitly defining these routes, we bypass the limitations of Docker’s isolated bridge and enable the Lucee engine to reach out to the web services that house our production data. This architectural “handshake” between the containerized Lucee instance and the physical network is the secret sauce that transforms a basic dev box into a high-fidelity replica of the production ecosystem.

Deep Dive: Consuming Internal Web Services via CFScript

With the network and security infrastructure in place, we can finally focus on the implementation layer: the CFScript that handles the data exchange. In a modern Lucee in a Box setup, I favor a service-oriented architecture where a dedicated DataService.cfc handles all interactions with the internal network. Using the http service in CFScript, we can construct requests that include the necessary authentication headers, such as JWT tokens or API keys, required by the internal production data services. The beauty of this approach is that the CFScript remains agnostic of the container’s physical location; as long as the Docker networking layer is correctly mapping the service URL to the internal network, the cfhttp call proceeds as if it were running on a native server. This allows us to maintain a clean, readable codebase that utilizes the latest CFScript features, such as cfhttp(url=targetURL, method="GET", result="local.apiResponse"), while the heavy lifting of network routing is handled by the Docker daemon.

The real power of this integration is realized when we use these internal web services to populate our local MariaDB instance with a “snapshot” of production-like data. Rather than dealing with massive, cumbersome database dumps that can compromise data privacy, we can write an initialization script in CFScript that queries the internal web services for the specific datasets required for a given task. This script can then parse the returned JSON and perform a series of queryExecute() commands to populate the local MariaDB container. This “just-in-time” data strategy ensures that the developer is always working with relevant, fresh data without the security risks associated with a direct connection to the production database. By leveraging the containerized Lucee instance as a smart bridge between internal network services and local storage, we create a development environment that is not only isolated and secure but also incredibly data-rich and performant.

Environment Variable Injection: The CFConfig and CommandBox Synergy

To achieve a truly “hands-off” configuration within a Lucee in a Box environment, we must move away from the manual web-based administrator and toward a purely scripted setup. This is where the combination of CommandBox and the CFConfig module becomes indispensable. By using a .cfconfig.json file or environment variables prefixed with LUCEE_, we can define our MariaDB datasource connections, internal web service endpoints, and mail server settings without ever clicking a button in the Lucee UI. In a professional workflow, this means the docker-compose.yml file serves as the master controller, injecting credentials and network paths directly into the Lucee engine at runtime. For instance, by setting LUCEE_DATASOURCE_MYDB as an environment variable, the containerized engine automatically constructs the connection to the MariaDB container, ensuring that our CFScript-based queryExecute() calls have a reliable target the moment the server is healthy.

This approach is particularly powerful when dealing with the internal web services that provide our production data. Since these services often require specific API keys or internal proxy settings, we can store these sensitive values in an .env file that is excluded from our Git repository. When the container starts, these values are mapped into the Lucee process, allowing our CFScript logic to access them via system.getEnv(). This ensures that our local development environment remains a mirror of our production logic while maintaining a strict separation of concerns between the application code and the infrastructure-specific secrets. By automating the configuration layer, we eliminate the risk of manual setup errors and ensure that every developer on the team can spin up a fully functional, networked-aware Lucee instance in a single command.

Advanced Networking: Bridged Access to Production-Proxy Services

The final piece of the Lucee in a Box puzzle involves fine-tuning the Docker network to handle the high-latency or high-security requirements of internal web services. When our CFScript makes a request to a service that pulls from a production database, we are often traversing multiple layers of internal routing, including VPNs and load balancers. To optimize this, we can configure our Docker bridge network to use specific MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) settings that match our corporate network’s infrastructure, preventing packet fragmentation that can lead to mysterious request timeouts. Furthermore, by utilizing Docker’s aliases within the network configuration, we can simulate the production URL structure locally. This means our CFScript can call https://api.internal.production/ both in the dev container and the live environment, with Docker handling the redirection to the appropriate internal service endpoint based on the environment context.

Beyond simple connectivity, we must also consider the performance of these data-heavy web service calls. In a containerized environment, I often implement a caching layer within Lucee that stores the JSON payloads returned from our internal services into the local MariaDB instance or a RAM-based cache. By using CFScript’s cachePut() and cacheGet() functions, we can significantly reduce the load on our internal network and the production database proxy. This “lazy-loading” strategy allows us to develop complex features with the speed of local data access while still maintaining the accuracy of production-sourced information. This architectural decision—balancing live service integration with local persistence—represents the pinnacle of the Lucee in a Box philosophy, providing a development experience that is as fast as it is faithful to the real-world environment.

Conclusion: The Future of Scalable CFML Development

Adopting a “Lucee in a Box” strategy is more than just a trend in containerization; it is a fundamental shift toward professional-grade, reproducible engineering. By strictly defining our environment through docker-compose.yml, automating our security through SSL injection in the Dockerfile, and utilizing CFScript to bridge the gap between internal web services and local MariaDB storage, we create a stack that is resilient to “configuration drift.” This setup allows us to treat our development servers as ephemeral, disposable assets that can be rebuilt at a moment’s notice to match evolving production requirements. As the Lucee ecosystem continues to mature, the ability to orchestrate these complex data flows within a containerized boundary will remain the hallmark of a high-performing development team, ensuring that we spend less time debugging infrastructure and more time writing the logic that drives our applications forward.

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Sources

• Lucee Official Documentation: Lucee Docker Images
• Ortus Solutions: CommandBox Docker Documentation
• NIST SP 800-190: Application Container Security Guide
• Docker Documentation: Bridge Network Driver and Architecture
• IANA: Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry
• MITRE CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Internal Service Security)
• Docker Engine: Dockerfile Reference and Best Practices
• CFConfig: Environment Variable Integration for Lucee
• CIS Benchmarks: Docker Community Edition Benchmark
• IETF RFC 7519: JSON Web Token (JWT) for Internal Service Auth
• Wireshark User Guide: Analyzing Internal Network Traffic
• Oracle Java SE Security: Standard Algorithm Names (TLS Support for Lucee)

Disclaimer:

The views and opinions expressed in this post are solely those of the author. The information provided is based on personal research, experience, and understanding of the subject matter at the time of writing. Readers should consult relevant experts or authorities for specific guidance related to their unique situations.