Why everyone should be an AppSec specialist (Ep. 598)

Laura Bell Main, founder and CEO of SafeStack, tells us why everyone should be an AppSec specialist and what she’s doing to make that happen. She and Ryan discuss why developers don’t tend to consider in terms of application security, how kids bypassing security controls underscore the importance of shifting left, and why you don’t really want to be a pen tester. 

Episode notes:

SafeStack is an online learning platform focused on ongoing application security education: “teaching software development teams to weave in security from concept to maintenance,” per their website.

Explore the SafeStack platform, check out the courses and credentials on offer, or sign up for free.

Shifting left means integrating security concerns into the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Here’s a good overview of the topic.

Find Laura on her website, LinkedIn, and text-based social media. 

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Tags: appsec, the stack overflow podcast