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

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.Secured by Galah Cyber with Cole Cornford website 7:30 - Jeanette’s career background in aviation10:40 - Working for airline “best years of my life”13:10 - Giving up career to move to Australia15:20 - Jeanette’s current role at Secure Code Warrior16:40 - Developers being wary of appsec20:40 - Cole: I don’t think education issue, but incentive issue24:00 - Using AI to improve appsec24:40 - What is Secure Code Warrior28:00 - What do teams struggle with in terms of Appsec?36:00 - Management leading by example38:40 - Often, devs don’t want to hear from appsec team43:00 - How did Jeanette get involved with appsec after moving to Aus46:50 - Value of webinars, podcasts, and people sharing knowledge online47:30 - Developers, programmers or engineers, what’s the correct term?51:50 - The importance of titles and job descriptions52:30 - Rapid fire questions59:30 - Jeanette: hug your appsec teamMentioned in this episode:Call for FeedbackThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpSpotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/

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