Ways to secure your applications and reduce the risk of a cyber attack on your applications with special guest, Tanya Janca

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In this episode of Security Masterminds, Tanya Janca shares her insights on application security, OWASP, and her community, "We Hack Purple."

"I would say software developers are more interested in security than they ever have been before they're being pushed that way, but I think a lot of them are just becoming interested in it."

Tanya Janca is the director of Developer Relations at Bright Security and founder of the We Hacks Purple community. She is a software developer with over 20 years of experience and is the author of the book Alice and Bob Learn Application Security.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Tanya Janca's experience as a software developer, musician, and pentester
• The importance of networks and community in cybersecurity
• The shift towards increased security awareness among software developers

About Tanya Janca

• Website: https://shehackspurple.ca/
• Social Media: https://twitter.com/shehackspurple
• Bright Security - https://brightsec.com/vulnerabilities
• Cyber Mentoring Monday - https://twitter.com/hashtag/CyberMentoringMonday
• We Hack Purple Academy (on Brightsec) https://community.wehackpurple.com
• Alice & Bob Learn Series - AliceAndBobLearn.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-janca
• Email: [e-mail]

Show Notes:

• OWASP - https://owasp.org/
• Sherif Koussa - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherifkoussa/
• Katie Moussoouris, Luta Security - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmoussouris/
• ASVS - https://owasp.org/www-project-application-security-verification-standard/

KnowBe4 Resources

• KnowBe4 Blog: https://blog.knowbe4.com
• Erich Kron - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erichkron
• Jelle Wieringa - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jellewieringa
• James McQuiggan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmcquiggan
• Javvad Malik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/javvad
• Music Composed by: Brian Sanyshyn - https://www.briansanyshynmusic.com
• Announcer: Sarah McQuiggan - https://www.sarahmcquiggan.com

This show's sound is edited by ProPodcastSolutions - https://propodcastsolutions.com/

Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. How did you get into this industry? (00:01:24)

3. What has been the most rewarding? (00:05:07)

4. A Big Announcement (00:10:37)

5. Are Devs getting more into security? (00:14:56)

6. Alice and Bob Learn AppSec (00:16:16)

7. Creating Secure Apps (00:19:15)

8. How to improve AppSec? (00:24:53)

9. Lessons Learned from Mistakes (00:29:13)

10. What is the biggest threat in the next 10 years? (00:33:25)

11. How to find Tanya (00:37:20)

12. Outro and Hosts Takeaways (00:38:26)

13. Sneak Peek at the next episode (00:40:09)