Using strings and characters in C++ safely

Secure Coding in C++ or why we have to use strings and characters in C++ safely? What is C++, what are Strings and Buffer Overflows? And something about software vulnerabilities and exploits

Let us start from the very beginning and talk a bit about C++, strings and characters. Why is it so important to "code secure" since type-unsafe languages, like C and C++, are prone to such vulnerabilities.

C++ (/ˌsiːˌplʌsˈplʌs/) is a general-purpose programming language created by Bjarne Stroustrup as an e...