CSCP S03EP16 - Looking Appsec from both side of the coin

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Dustin Lehr started his software engineer career, which piqued his interest in cyber security. He is now the Sr. Director of Platform Security at Fivetran and an innovative cyber security leader online, dedicated to bettering the industry. In this podcast, he discusses how companies can build their security teams with new talent that doesn’t have traditional and technical backgrounds. They also discuss the cost of bad security, relationship building, and security championship programs.

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0:00 Introductions

1:28 Early career as a software engineer and DOD

3:12 Quality and security

4:56 State of Industry

7:20 Training and mentoring new talent

12:06 Programs and non-profits growing talent

15:30 Utilizing talent

19:56 Background in psychology and human behaviour

24:40 Security teams must provide value

26:34 Relationship building

28:25 Security tests