Secure by Design & An AI Harness for Architecture

For our September meet-up, we have two talks lined up covering API security and AI-driven architecture.

Talk 1: Secure by Design
Delivered by Samuel Tochukwu Offiah

What:
A hands-on session covering 12 essential security controls for ASP.NET Core APIs, from JWT authentication and RBAC to input validation, secrets management, and CI/CD security scanning, all mapped to the OWASP Top 10.

Why:
Security is too often bolted on after the fact. This session makes the case for designing it in from day one, giving you a repeatable, structured approach rather than a reactive one.

How:
Each control comes with live C# code you can take straight into your own projects, building up a practical defence-in-depth checklist by the end of the session.

Takeaways:

• A ready-to-use security checklist for ASP.NET Core APIs, mapped to the OWASP Top 10.

Talk 2: The Architectural Harness
What will you learn?

Most teams know their architecture has problems. Few know which ones are worth fixing first.

Join Chris for a hands-on look at using token-efficient LLM techniques to continuously profile architectural estates, surface the biggest risks, and prioritise the work that actually matters - without burning a fortune in tokens.

A practical approach to using AI to keep your architecture honest.

Food

We have a selection of food available including Vegan options but if you'd like to know more please drop one of our organisers a message before the event via the group message forum. (https://secure.meetup.com/messages/)

If you would need assistance to leave the building in the event of an evacuation then please let us know via the group message forum. (https://secure.meetup.com/messages/)

Schedule

Doors open from 18:00

Intro and welcome 18:40
Speaker Starts 18:50
Pizza at 19:20
Speaker Starts 19:40

Close ~21:00 (Don't feel bad if you have to leave early for a train/bus/lift home - no one will be offended)

Live Steam Link
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Travel

http://dotnetliverpool.org.uk/how-to-find-us

Train - James Street station is a 10 minute walk from the Lab. Liverpool Lime Street is approx 15-20 minutes walking distance.

Driving - Underground parking available at Liverpool One.