CSCP S03EP15 - Stephanie Dannan - Unusual Journeys in appsec
Episode description
Stephanie Dannan is an application security all rounder, and the Head of Application Security at Markel. She is a shining example of someone getting into Cyber Security without direct experience in the field and without a robust technical understanding of application development. Her background is in behavioural health, and she got a master's degree in professional counselling. In this episode, Stephanie shares valuable advice for anyone considering a career in cyber security.
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0:00 Introductions
2:40 Unusual journey into cyber security
6:30 Intro to application security
8:30 State of the industry, not enough entry level positions
11:20 Communication with developers
17:44 Technical language barrier, technical or not
20:46 Advise for getting into field
25:14 Funny password story
27:14 Discussing risk
32:22 Final positive message
34:42 Connect with Stephanie
35:50 Outro
Stephanie Dannan
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniedannan/
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