Welcome to 'Information Security 5 Secure Systems Engineering' course ! This lecture discusses techniques for preventing buffer overflows, focusing on canaries and the non-executable stack (W^X). Learn how these mechanisms protect against buffer overflow attacks. NPTEL Courses permit certifications that can be used for Course Credits in Indian Universities as per the UGC and AICTE notifications. To understand various certification options for this course, please visit #BufferOverflowPrevention #Canaries #NonExecutableStack #W^X