Application Security AppSec 101 - Tanya Janca

Application Security AppSec 101 - Tanya Janca

In this episode of the Virtual Coffee with Ashish edition, we spoke with Tanya Janca, Founder, SheHacksPurple & WeHackPurple.

Tanya & Ashish spoke about

  • Who is Tanya Janca? :)
  • What was your path into CyberSecurity or your current role?
  • What has professional life been after leaving Microsoft?
  • What does Cloud Security mean for you?
  • What is Application Security or AppSec?
  • Tanya Janca’s Book - “Alice and Bob learn Application Security”
  • How can someone start in Application Security, specially if they are trying to move laterally?
  • What is Static Code Analysis?
  • What is DevSecOps
  • What is CI/CD Pipeline?
  • Loss of AppSec knowledge when people move on? How do you find the motivation to continue?
  • What is an AppSec Program and how can one make it successful?
  • What does a Mature AppSec Program look like?
  • Are there any tools used for Threat Modelling or is it conducted separately?
  • What’s the most difficult piece of AppSec discipline to explain to others again and again?
  • How do I get buy in from management?
  • How do you do Threat Modelling in CI/CD Pipeline or automate it?
  • What soft skills do you need to be an Application Security person?
  • How do you merge AppSec risk in the infrastructure risk to get a wholistic view?

ShowNotes and Episode Transcript on www.cloudsecuritypodcast.tv

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