Maturing Your Application Security Program - Tanya Janca

"Maturing Your Application Security Program" - Tanya Janca

After working with over 300 companies on their application security programs the most common question I receive is “what’s next?”. They want to know how to mature their programs, and when they look at the maturity models available, they find them intimidating and so far beyond their current maturity level that they feel impossible. In this talk I will take you through 3 common AppSec program maturity levels I have encountered over the years, with practical and actionable next steps you could take immediately to improve your security posture.

SPEAKER BIO
Tanya Janca, also known as SheHacksPurple, is the best-selling author of ‘Alice and Bob Learn Application Security’. She is also the founder of "We Hack Purple", an online learning community that revolves around teaching everyone to create secure software. Tanya has been coding and working in IT for over twenty five years, won countless awards, and has been everywhere from public service to tech giants, writing software, leading communities, founding companies and ‘securing all the things’. She is an award-winning public speaker, active blogger & podcaster and has delivered hundreds of talks on 6 continents. Tanya values diversity, inclusion, and kindness, which shines through in her countless initiatives. Advisor: Nord VPN, Aiya Corp Faculty: IANs ResearchFounder: We Hack Purple, OWASP DevSlop, #CyberMentoringMonday, WoSEC

The slide deck of this presentation can be downloaded here: https://github.com/OWASP/www-chapter-...

This talk was presented at the OWASP London Chapter meetup on January 15th, 2025 hosted by Just Eat Technology and sponsored by Smithy.Security