Explore the world of contemporary automatic program analysis in this 42-minute Black Hat conference talk by Julian Cohen. Delve into the history of program analysis, tracing its evolution from manual techniques to automated methods for discovering vulnerabilities and reasoning about code. Learn how to leverage existing program analysis tools and techniques to automatically find vulnerabilities in various systems. Discover the cutting-edge advancements in the field, including how minor modifications to existing projects and small scripts can lead to world-class vulnerability discoveries. Gain practical insights through code examples and demonstrations, covering topics such as metacharacter injection, command injection, type confusion, buffer overflow, and symbolic execution. Access accompanying online reference material to further enhance your understanding of automatic program analysis and its applications in cybersecurity.