Champion

Brian Vermeer

Snyk

Staff Developer Advocate for Snyk, Java Champion, Oracle Ace Pro, and Software Engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience in creating and maintaining software. He is passionate about Java, (Pure) Functional Programming and Cybersecurity. Brian is a JUG leader for the Virtual JUG and the NLJUG. He also co-leads the DevSecCon community and is a community manager for Foojay. He is a regular international speaker on mostly Java-related conferences like JavaOne, Devnexus, Devoxx, Jfokus, JavaZone and many more. Besides all that, Brian is a military reserve for the Royal Netherlands Air Force and a Taekwondo Master / Teacher.

Badges 18

Talks 51

Devoxx Belgium 2026
AI Security Deep Dive, Securing Agents and AI Applications
October 2026Security, Trust & Compliance
Devoxx Belgium 2026
Toxic Flows in MCP Servers and Skills: What Your Agent Blindly Trusts
October 2026Security, Trust & Compliance
Devoxx UK 2026
Understanding Prompt Injection - Techniques, Challenges, and Advanced Escalation
May 2026Development Practices
Devoxx UK 2026
Building Secure Software(Panel) : Practical Strategies for Developers
May 2026Build & Deploy
Voxxed Days Bucharest 2026
Breaching LLM-Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges
April 2026Security
Devoxx France 2026
Understanding Prompt Injection - Techniques, Challenges, and Advanced Escalation
April 2026Security & Privacy
Devoxx France 2026
The Hidden Security Hazards in Your Java Stack
April 2026Security & Privacy
Voxxed Days Amsterdam 2026
5.5 prompt injection techniques in 15 minutes
April 2026Data & AI
Voxxed Days Zurich 2026
The Hidden Security Hazards in Your Java Stack
March 2026Security
Devoxx Morocco 2025
Breaching LLM-Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges
November 2025Security
Devoxx Morocco 2025
Don't Get Burned! Secure Coding Essentials in Java to protect your application
November 2025Security
Devoxx Belgium 2025
Understanding Prompt Injection - Techniques, Challenges, and Advanced Escalation
October 2025Security
Devoxx UK 2025
Securing LLM-Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges
May 2025Security▶ Watch
Devoxx France 2025
Securing LLM-Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges
April 2025Security
Voxxed Days Amsterdam 2025
Breaching LLM-Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges
April 2025Data & AI
Voxxed Days Zurich 2025
Securing LLM-Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges
March 2025Data & AI
Voxxed Days CERN 2025
Don't Get Burned! Secure Coding Essentials in Java to protect your application
January 2025Security
Devoxx Belgium 2024
Breaking AI: Live coding and hacking applications with Generative AI
October 2024Security▶ Watch
Devoxx Belgium 2024
Securing LLM-Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges
October 2024Data & (Gen)AI▶ Watch
Devoxx Poland 2024
Don't Get Burned! Secure Coding Essentials in Java to protect your application
June 2024Security
Devoxx UK 2024
Breaking AI: Live coding and hacking applications with Generative AI
May 2024Security▶ Watch
Devoxx UK 2024
Blind Ignite Talk
May 2024Mind the Geek
Devoxx UK 2024
Don't Get Burned! Secure Coding Essentials in Java to protect your application
May 2024Security▶ Watch
Devoxx UK 2024
Blind Ignite Talk
May 2024Mind the Geek
Voxxed Days Bucharest 2024
PANEL: Mastering the AI Shift: Adaptive Strategies for Software Evolution
March 2024Architecture
Voxxed Days Bucharest 2024
Securing Your Java Containers by Breaking In
March 2024Security
Devoxx Belgium 2023
Securing Your Java Containers by Breaking In
October 2023Security▶ Watch
Devoxx Poland 2023
Deserialization exploits in Java: why should I care?
May 2023Security
Devoxx UK 2023
Secure Coding Lab: Building Secure Java Applications
May 2023Security
Devoxx UK 2023
Building a Secure CI/CD Pipeline with GitHub Actions and Snyk for Java Applications
May 2023Security
Devoxx UK 2023
Securing Your Java Containers by Breaking In
May 2023Security
Voxxed Days Bucharest 2023
Stranger Danger: Your Java Attack Surface Just Got Bigger
March 2023Security
Voxxed Days Bucharest 2023
Hands-on Java Security Workshop: How safe is your application?
March 2023Security
Devoxx Belgium 2022
Deserialization exploits in Java: why should I care?
October 2022Security▶ Watch
Devoxx Poland 2022
Security Warning: Your Java Attack Surface Just Got Bigger
June 2022Security
Devoxx UK 2022
Deserialization exploits in Java: why should I care?
May 2022Security
Devoxx UK 2022
Log4J mini lab
May 2022Security
Devoxx UK 2022
Security Warning: Your Java Attack Surface Just Got Bigger
May 2022Security
Devoxx UK 2021
Java application security the hard way - a workshop for the serious developer (Cloud native style)
November 2021Security
Devoxx UK 2021
10 Java Security Practices They Didn't Teach You In School
November 2021Security
Devoxx Belgium 2019
Live hacking: breaking into your java web app
November 2019Security▶ Watch
Devoxx Belgium 2019
10 excellent ways to secure your spring boot application
November 2019Security▶ Watch
Devoxx Ukraine 2019
Live hack: finding security vulnerabilities before they find you!
November 2019Security▶ Watch
Devoxx Poland 2019
Hands-on java security workshop: how safe is your application?
June 2019Security▶ Watch
Devoxx Poland 2019
Write better functional java code
June 2019Java Language▶ Watch
Devoxx UK 2019
Switching on devsecops
May 2019Security
Devoxx Belgium 2018
Code style: what kind of coder are you
November 2018Java Language▶ Watch
Devoxx Belgium 2018
Common mistakes made in functional java
November 2018Java Language▶ Watch
Devoxx Poland 2018
Don't be a trojan
June 2018Architecture & Security▶ Watch
Devoxx UK 2018
Java 8: the good, the bad and the ugly
May 2018java▶ Watch
Devoxx Belgium 2017
Java 8: the good, the bad and the ugly
November 2017Java Language▶ Watch

Brian Vermeer

Badges 18

Talks 51

AI Security Deep Dive, Securing Agents and AI Applications

Toxic Flows in MCP Servers and Skills: What Your Agent Blindly Trusts

Understanding Prompt Injection - Techniques, Challenges, and Advanced Escalation

Building Secure Software(Panel) : Practical Strategies for Developers

Breaching LLM-Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges

Understanding Prompt Injection - Techniques, Challenges, and Advanced Escalation

The Hidden Security Hazards in Your Java Stack

5.5 prompt injection techniques in 15 minutes

The Hidden Security Hazards in Your Java Stack

Breaching LLM-Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges

Don't Get Burned! Secure Coding Essentials in Java to protect your application

Understanding Prompt Injection - Techniques, Challenges, and Advanced Escalation

Securing LLM-Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges

Securing LLM-Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges

Breaching LLM-Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges

Securing LLM-Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges

Don't Get Burned! Secure Coding Essentials in Java to protect your application

Breaking AI: Live coding and hacking applications with Generative AI

Securing LLM-Powered Applications: Overcoming Security and Privacy Challenges

Don't Get Burned! Secure Coding Essentials in Java to protect your application

Breaking AI: Live coding and hacking applications with Generative AI

Blind Ignite Talk

Don't Get Burned! Secure Coding Essentials in Java to protect your application

Blind Ignite Talk

PANEL: Mastering the AI Shift: Adaptive Strategies for Software Evolution

Securing Your Java Containers by Breaking In

Securing Your Java Containers by Breaking In

Deserialization exploits in Java: why should I care?

Secure Coding Lab: Building Secure Java Applications

Building a Secure CI/CD Pipeline with GitHub Actions and Snyk for Java Applications

Securing Your Java Containers by Breaking In

Stranger Danger: Your Java Attack Surface Just Got Bigger

Hands-on Java Security Workshop: How safe is your application?

Deserialization exploits in Java: why should I care?

Security Warning: Your Java Attack Surface Just Got Bigger

Deserialization exploits in Java: why should I care?

Log4J mini lab

Security Warning: Your Java Attack Surface Just Got Bigger

Java application security the hard way - a workshop for the serious developer (Cloud native style)

10 Java Security Practices They Didn't Teach You In School

Live hacking: breaking into your java web app

10 excellent ways to secure your spring boot application

Live hack: finding security vulnerabilities before they find you!

Hands-on java security workshop: how safe is your application?

Write better functional java code

Switching on devsecops

Code style: what kind of coder are you

Common mistakes made in functional java

Don't be a trojan

Java 8: the good, the bad and the ugly

Java 8: the good, the bad and the ugly