Brian Vermeer

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Java Champion | Staff DevđŸ„‘ at Snyksec | JUG leader NLJUG & VirtualJUG | Java | Security | Dutch Air Reserve | Taekwondo Master | Views are my own

Prompt injection is quickly becoming one of the key security challenges in the world of AI and LLMs.

We just published a new article that explores prompt injection, the different types of attacks, and why it’s such a complex issue to solve.

https://t.co/IxFxCiRAiU

Understanding Prompt Injection: 8 Common Techniques, Challenges, and Risks | Snyk

A prompt injection attack is a GenAI security threat where an attacker deliberately crafts and inputs deceptive text into a large language model (LLM) to manipulate its outputs.

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Our talk on Securing LLM-powered applications from
@DevoxxFR is live. In this talk, @lizeraes
and I will break LLMs and give you pointers on how to solve this.
https://t.co/lAI6SBJkDl
Securing LLM-Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges

PrĂ©sentation par : Brian Vermeer (Netherlands / Snyk), Lize Raes (Switzerland / Naboo.ai)📕 ResumĂ© : LLMs accessing the database and intelligent agents that ...

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Building with AI? Don’t skip safety. This article explains how LLM guardrails can protect your applications and users: https://t.co/BRNRAcGeJf
Ensuring Safe and Reliable AI Interactions with LLM Guardrails | Snyk

Explore LLM guardrails, why they matter, and how you can effectively implement them to ensure safe and trustworthy AI interactions.

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RAG is great to enhance and improve your AI responses, but it is also a new attack vector. So what are the security implications of using RAG?
https://t.co/T1tSNgnxBB
What is RAG, and how to secure it | Snyk

Learn how Retrieval-Augmented Generation improves LLMs with your data. Understand critical RAG security risks & discover best practices to protect your AI.

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A small snapshot before our LLM security talk at @DevoxxFR this week. The room ended up being packed and the talk was rated in the top 2 best talks đŸ˜±. Merci Devoxx France for the great experience et a bientot. https://t.co/xbLjBTuqM5
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A small snapshot before our LLM security talk at @DevoxxFR this week. The room ended up being packed and the talk was rated in the top 2 best talks đŸ˜±. Merci Devoxx France for the great experience et a bientot.

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Spoke at the first-ever @VoxxedAmsterdam last week. Great crowd, great energy.

My talk covered real-world security issues in LLM-powered apps, including actual hacks and practical solutions.
https://t.co/ORh3DjiWPM

Congrats to the crew on a successful inaugural edition.

Breaching LLM Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges by Brian Vermeer

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From our tram to yours “Voxxed days Amsterdam” edition
@MaritvanDijk77 @alina_yurenko @ammbra1508 @JohanHutting @BalaRawool
@VoxxedAmsterdam https://t.co/ZO3cWhfz5y
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From our tram to yours “Voxxed days Amsterdam” edition @MaritvanDijk77 @alina_yurenko @ammbra1508 @JohanHutting @BalaRawool @VoxxedAmsterdam

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GraalVM session by @alina_yurenko at @JavaOne. And obviously #eatingwhileothersareworking https://t.co/Bk0ktdSyIY
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GraalVM session by @alina_yurenko at @JavaOne. And obviously #eatingwhileothersareworking

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#JavaOne 2025

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I’m super excited to speak at ⁊@JavaOne⁩ about GenAI coding assistants and their security implications. If you’re attending JavaOne, let’s connect and have a chat! https://t.co/PTIiaXlk6u
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I’m super excited to speak at ⁊@JavaOne⁩ about GenAI coding assistants and their security implications. If you’re attending JavaOne, let’s connect and have a chat!

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