Original Post: Building security champions
The article highlights the significant shortage of skilled professionals within the cybersecurity industry, emphasizing the challenge of filling essential roles like application security engineers, DevSecOps professionals, and security architects. It proposes scaling security teams by implementing automation, creating self-service systems, and developing security champions programs as a solution.
A security champion is a team member dedicated to advocating for and addressing security issues within their team. They act as communicators, delivering and receiving security information, performing security tasks with support, and raising security concerns. The author asserts that these champions are vital as they influence and integrate security practices within their teams in ways that external security teams might not.
The upcoming series of blog posts will guide readers on how to establish a successful security champions program, covering steps like recruitment, engagement, education, recognition, rewards, communication, and tracking metrics. The author also refers readers to a relevant conference talk for immediate, comprehensive insights into building a security champions program.
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