Nazneen Rupawalla
Organizational Change Through The Power Of Why - DevSecOps Enablement
#1about 3 minutes
Why traditional security engagement creates bottlenecks
Security teams become a bottleneck when accountability is misplaced and feedback is provided too late in the development cycle.
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Creating a center of excellence for security
A center of excellence was established to make security planning scalable, measurable, and easier for teams to adopt.
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Integrating security into existing team workflows
A security champion program and mapping controls into project management tools like Trello helps embed security into daily work.
#4about 4 minutes
Structuring security controls with the power of why
Each security control is framed with a 'why' to provide business context and a 'how' with actionable steps and tools.
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Automating security tooling within the SDLC
Security tools for SAST, runtime security, and cloud misconfigurations are integrated into the CI/CD pipeline as acceptance criteria for controls.
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Visualizing security progress with data-driven dashboards
Data from Trello boards is automatically collected via webhooks to create dashboards that track team progress on security controls.
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Creating a security maturity model for leadership
Team-level data is aggregated into a high-level security maturity model to give leadership visibility and drive accountability.
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Building an effective security champion program
Nominating champions through tech leads, rather than relying on volunteers, increases the program's impact and motivation.
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Key takeaways for building a security culture
Explaining the 'why' behind security empowers teams to take ownership, while relationship building and automation are key to cultural change.
#10about 3 minutes
Q&A on program implementation and threat modeling
The discussion covers the program's 1.5-year implementation timeline, managing high-impact risks, and doing threat modeling every iteration.
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