Embarking on Your Security Journey

Embark on a security journey with this 34-minute conference talk from GOTOpia February 2021. Learn best practices and anti-practices for building and managing secure software systems. Gain concrete tips to improve your security posture, hear engaging stories from the field, and discover ways to make security scalable and approachable for your entire organization. Explore key topics including version control, codification, automation, early participation, stakeholder scaling, cryptographic signatures, avoiding binary traps, and embracing mistakes as learning opportunities. Leave with practical knowledge to enhance your organization's security approach and build more robust software systems.

Intro
Past
Use version control
Make it easy and codified
Invest in automation
Participate early and often
Scale sub-linearly with stakeholders
Leverage cryptographic signatures
Don't fall into the binary trap
Embrace mistakes as learning opportunities
Summary