CSCP S02E09 - Tanya Janca - Appsec and Diversity

In this episode, we talk with the unique Tanya Janca she hacks purple. Tanya Janca launched she hack purple some time ago and now launched the new line of more inclusive training We Hack Purple. Tanya is a friend and a reference figure for appsec around the globe. Tanya Janca, also known as ‘SheHacksPurple’, is the founder, security trainer and coach of https://SheHacksPurple.dev, specializing in software and cloud security. Her obsession with securing software runs deep, from starting her company, to running her own OWASP chapter for 4 years in Ottawa, co-founding a new OWASP chapter in Victoria, and co-founding the OWASP DevSlop open-source and education project. With her countless blog articles, workshops and talks, her focus is clear. Tanya is also an advocate for diversity and inclusion, co-founding the international women’s organization WoSEC, starting the online #MentoringMonday initiative, and personal mentoring, advocating for and enabling countless other women in her field. As a professional computer geek of 20+ years, she is a person who is truly fascinated by the ‘science’ of computer science. Francesco is an Executive, Public Speaker, out of the box thinker. Francesco is the Executive director of NSC42 Ltd a UK based cybersecurity consultancy. As an executive, he loves to stay close to the technology but to keep it simple. Francesco is data and result-driven Cyber Security Executive/vCISO highly regarded for planning and executing strategic infosec improvement programs that protect data and technical assets, reduce security risks, and align with long-term organisational goals. Francesco is a well-known speaker, Head of the Cloud security alliance UK, and Director of the cyber security consultancy NSC42