Overview of programming languages from the perspective of cyber security

Abstract

In today's digital world, where the exchange of data and information is rapidly expanding, the organization of security becomes an extremely important task. The most popular programming languages used today were not designed to protect information. Programmers using them must develop their own approaches to preventing security flaws and fixing vulnerabilities. This work examines cyber security as a property of programming languages. By understanding the sources of common vulnerabilities in information systems, it is worth building languages that can prevent some of them. In particular, the constructions and properties of languages that can prevent or reduce the consequences of a cyberattack are investigated. Popular programming languages used to create software products from the perspective of cyber security are considered. Their main features, capabilities and tools that help ensure the reliability of algorithms and data security are analyzed. It reviews programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, and others, and analyzes what tools and libraries they offer to protect against security threats. Certain programming practices are also suggested that can help ensure data security, such as input validation, encryption, and authentication. The latest developments and trends in the field of programming security are described, as well as the measures that should be used to prevent vulnerabilities and malicious attacks. Programming languages for different platforms are considered and their advantages and disadvantages from the point of view of security are analyzed. The goal of this article is to investigate software product developers' ability to protect against cyberattacks during the design stage, as well as to develop recommendations for common data structures and algorithms.Based on the findings, it is determined that programming language selection is critical for assuring software security. Developers should carefully select their programming language and follow security best practices to avoid vulnerabilities and assure the security of the software they create.