A Guide to Organizational AppSec Functions

With OWASP SAMM, BSIMM, and NIST SSDF, there have been excellent resources for some time that provide a basis for evaluating and improving application security within an organization. However, these sources often treat structural aspects, such as roles within an organization and their interdependencies, rather generally. For this reason, I want to share my personal … Read more

Why Security Champions Are Not the Silver Bullet

Security Champions have been a proven and popular security practice over the years. We’ve learned from initiatives at companies with an AppSec leadership reputation like Netflix, AWS, Adobe, or Salesforce about the remarkable advantages of integrating this role within development teams. This approach is endorsed by industry standards and organizations like SafeCode, OWASP SAMM, and … Read more