In the past, only a few possessed the power of literacy and when the clergy used to be the only ones with the power to read, then they were able to harness this power in various ways to maintain their control. Now coding is the new literacy. How is this information harnessed differently in a networked world? What are the implications of the power to code? What types of safeguards are in place to check the power of the coders? Are coders taught to understand the need to protect the data from both a security and privacy/data protection standpoint? Even if coders possess the knowledge of understanding best coding practices, which includes understanding security risks from poor coding, what if their employers operate in an environment that focuses on turning out new applications as quickly as possible? When this leads to security requirements and privacy requirements getting compromised, if not sacrificed, then what can be done once the code is released into production? What checks can be applied to agile environments that develop without regard for security and privacy and who is held accountable? Are innocent people thrown under the bus in a political and economic power play and do requirements work and how can there be accountability applied? How can security and privacy/data protection safeguards be applied without unduly compromising the ability of the coders to meet business/mission needs? What are creative solutions to connecting the coders to the users of the technology? This session will be an interactive discussion on coding and exploring possible solutions on how we can have better coding from a security, privacy and functional standpoint, yet balance this with the market demands of turning out products with a quick turnaround.