Episodes

Jan. 23, 2024

Building AppSec from Existing Practices with Andrew Wheatley (Tayko)

In this episode of "Build Amazing Things Securely," host Laura Bell Main sits down with Andrew from Teko. Andrew shares his journey from software development to application security, highlighting his burnout experience and su...

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Jan. 16, 2024

Unveiling the Layers of Database Security with Dejan Milicic (RavenDB)

Episode Summary: "Unveiling the Layers of Database Security" In this episode of "Build Amazing Things Securely," host Laura Bell Main engages in a fascinating conversation with Dejan from RavenDB. Broadcasting from Serbia, De...

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Jan. 9, 2024

How to Build Trust in Tech: Integrating Human Presence with Secure In…

Episode Summary In this episode of "Build Amazing Things Securely," host Laura Bell Main interviews Anthony Maley from vouch.io. They delve into Anthony's background, his journey from the UK to Belgium, and eventually to the ...

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Dec. 19, 2023

Demystifying DevSecOps: Insights and Strategies with Tanya Janca (Sem…

Episode Summary In this episode of "Build Amazing Things Securely," host Laura Bell Main interviews Tanya Janca, a prominent figure in the DevSecOps community. Tanya shares insights from her journey in software development to...

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Dec. 12, 2023

How to Secure Trust and Embrace Sustainability with Joey Stanford (Pl…

Episode Summary In this episode of "Build Amazing Things Securely," host Laura Bell Main speaks with Joey Stanford, Vice President of Data Privacy and Compliance at Platform.sh. Joey shares his journey from starting as the on...

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Dec. 5, 2023

How to use infrastructure automation to improve Security, Velocity an…

Episode Summary In this episode of "Build Amazing Things Securely," host Laura Bell Main talks with Ben Goodman, founder and CEO of DragonDrop Cloud and the maintainer of Cloud Concierge. Ben discusses his journey from an eco...

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Nov. 28, 2023

Securing the Game: Navigating the Challenges of Product Security in G…

Episode Summary In this episode of "Build Amazing Things Securely," host Laura Bell Main interviews Rohit, a product security expert in the gaming industry. Rohit shares his journey from an electronics background into cyberse...

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Nov. 21, 2023

How to Embrace Penetration Testing: Insights from a Cybersecurity Exp…

Episode Summary In this episode of "Build Amazing Things Securely," host Laura Bell Main interviews Gabrielle, an offensive security advisor at Desjardins, Canada. Gabrielle shares her unique journey from acting to cybersecur...

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Sept. 5, 2023

Data at unimaginable scale with Rachael Greaves (Castlepoint Systems)

Rachael Greaves is the CEO and founder of Castlepoint Systems, a regulatory technology company at the heart of a global push for accountability, privacy, and security in data storage and processing. In this episode, Rachael a...

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Aug. 29, 2023

Building for scale when you're small with Evan Johnson (RunReveal)

Evan Johnson has been through a massive shift. Formerly the Senior Director of Security Engineering at Cloudflare, he is now a co-founder at RunReveal. In this episode, Laura and Evan chat about how you build security in earl...

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Aug. 22, 2023

Securing someone else's foundation with Ryan Thomas (Fl0)

Ryan Thomas is the Head of Engineering at Fl0, a platform as a service organization specializing the databases and backends. In this episode, Laura and Ryan discuss the challenges of building a foundation that others will bui...

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Aug. 8, 2023

Finding an adequate level of security with Lachlan Temple (Belong)

Lachlan "skooch" Temple is the Head of Application Security at Belong, an Australian telco. In this episode, Laura and Lachlan discuss how you manage cyber security at the scale of telecommunications and how you figure out ho...

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Aug. 1, 2023

The Person They Call When Things GO WRONG with Shanna Daly

Shanna Daly is a computer forensics and cyber security specialist for Cosive Security. She is the person companies call when things have gone very wrong. In this episode, Laura and Shanna talk through what actually happens wh...

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July 18, 2023

Playing with Identity Profiles in Gaming with Jax Garrett

Jax Garrett is the CEO and founder of GGWP Academy, a platform that teaches gamers how to monetize their social media and online presence while doing what they love. In this episode, Laura and Jax dive into how machine learni...

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July 11, 2023

When Incidents Happen with Ben Chartrand

Ben Chartrand is the CTO of Spotlight Reporting, a popular financial reporting platform. In this episode, Ben shares a recent real-world application security incident faced by him and his team and how they responded.

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July 4, 2023

The One with All the Robots with Antonio Loquercio

Antonio Loquercio is a roboticist and academic from the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in autonomous space traversal for both legged and flying robots. In this episode, Laura and Antonio dig into the current...

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June 27, 2023

Dream a little dream of SBOM with Paul McCarty (SecureStack)

Paul McCarty is the CEO and founder of SecureStack and has a dream. What if you could quickly know all the components your software is made from, trust they were secure, and push to prod? In this episode, Laura and …

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June 20, 2023

Securing Healthcare at a DNA level - Lisa Hall

Lisa Hall is the CISO at ColorHealth, a healthcare company based in San Francisco specializing in health testing and DNA screening. In this episode, Lisa joins Laura to discuss the realities of securing software in the health...

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June 13, 2023

Podman, Containers and Cars - Oh My! with Dan Walsh

Dan Walsh is a distinguished engineer at Red Hat. With a long history of securing systems from the operating system level and up, he has moved into functional safety, a subsection of cyber security related to keeping people s...

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June 6, 2023

Life at the Edge of Authentication with Jon Gelsey

Jon Gelsey has had an incredible career for someone who describes themselves as "unemployed." Most notably, however, you may know him last as the founder and former CEO of Auth0. In this week's episode, Jon joins us to talk a...

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May 30, 2023

Securing Messaging at a Global Scale with Ariel Shin (Twillio)

This week we are joined by Ariel Shin, Product Security Lead at Twillio. Join us as we chat through how security works when you provide messaging services for some of the world's biggest brands and how to scale your security …

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May 23, 2023

Building the Secure Future of IOT with Santiago Bernhardt

Meet Santiago Bernhardt, a self-confessed cyber security lover and software engineer passionate about securing the Internet of Things (IOT). Join us as we dig into what remarkable technologies are being developed to solve thi...

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May 16, 2023

Attribute Based Access Control with Dr. Vaughan Shanks

Today's guest is Dr. Vaughan Shanks, the Co-Founder, and CEO of Cydarm Technologies. In this episode, we will dig into Attribute Based Access Control(ABAC), a little-used technology for authorization that Vaughan believes can...

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May 15, 2023

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