Bridging the Divide: How Communication Can Unite Developers and AppSec with Jeanette Gill

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Jeanette Gill is Principal Customer Success Manager at Secure Code Warrior. Jeanette comes from a non-technical background, having worked in the aviation industry for over a decade. When she made the leap into AppSec, it was her communication skills and focus on providing a great experience for customers which proved invaluable.

Jeanette chats with Cole Cornford about some common misconceptions about AppSec, the sometimes uneasy relationship between developers and AppSec, the potential for AI to change our industry, and plenty more.

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7:30 - Jeanette’s career background in aviation

10:40 - Working for airline “best years of my life”

13:10 - Giving up career to move to Australia

15:20 - Jeanette’s current role at Secure Code Warrior

16:40 - Developers being wary of appsec

20:40 - Cole: I don’t think education issue, but incentive issue

24:00 - Using AI to improve appsec

24:40 - What is Secure Code Warrior

28:00 - What do teams struggle with in terms of Appsec?

36:00 - Management leading by example

38:40 - Often, devs don’t want to hear from appsec team

43:00 - How did Jeanette get involved with appsec after moving to Aus

46:50 - Value of webinars, podcasts, and people sharing knowledge online

47:30 - Developers, programmers or engineers, what’s the correct term?

51:50 - The importance of titles and job descriptions

52:30 - Rapid fire questions

59:30 - Jeanette: hug your appsec team

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