Secure Coding in BEAM

Trainers:
Robert Virding

Date & Time:
22 May 2026 09:00-17:00

Venue:
IOFFICE Business Center, Drottninggatan 32, floor 8/reception, 111 51 Stockholm

Description:

Are your Erlang and Elixir applications as secure as they could be? Dive into the world of secure coding on BEAM with Erlang’s co-creator Robert Virding to fortify your understanding of the BEAM platform’s vulnerabilities, attacks, and defences. This one-day tutorial is tailored for intermediate Erlang/Elixir developers, testers, and DevOps professionals who want to enhance their skill set and bolster the security of their projects. Discover best practices, uncover potential pitfalls, and master techniques to safeguard your applications from harm.

Format

1 day in-person training

During this training session you will learn

  • about secure coding recommendations for programmers on the BEAM virtual machine
  • how to reduce vulnerabilities in projects and choose robust alternatives to dangerous functions
  • how to reduce the attack surface of a production environment

Tutorial prerequisites

  • Basic Elixir and Erlang syntax and concepts
  • Basic familiarity with the BEAM

Target audience

Intermediate Erlang/Elixir developers, testers and devops working with BEAM projects

Experience level:
Intermediate Erlang & Elixir Developers