The OWASP Podcast Series

This is a live recording from 2016 IP Expo London, with Shannon Lietz (Intuit), Chris Swan (CSC) and host Mark Miller (Sonatype) discussing the future of security as it relates to DevOps. Shannon and Chris are real world practitioners, bringing stories from the trenches. We initially start with where the term DevSecOps came from, then move on to the future of automated security as part of the DevO...

Today's podcast is the fourth in a series of four, talking with prospective 2016 board members. Today's question is, "What is more important to you as a candidate 1) Members 2) Projects 3) Conferences 4) Chapters " The format for today's Q&A with potential board members is simple. We ask a single question. Each candidate has 2 minutes to respond to the question. These recordings were done using go...

Today's podcast is the third in a series of four, talking with prospective 2016 board members. Today's question is, "What is the single most important issue for you to tackle if elected to the board?" The format for today's Q&A with potential board members is simple. We ask a single question. Each candidate has 2 minutes to respond to the question. These recordings were done using google hangouts,...

Today's podcast is the second in a series of four, talking with prospective 2016 board members. Today's question is, "Do you consider vendor neutrality an issue at OWASP? If so, why?" The format for today's Q&A with potential board members is simple. We ask a single question. Each candidate has 2 minutes to respond to the question. These recordings were done using google hangouts, so there will be...

Today's podcast is the first in a series of four, talking with prospective 2016 board members. Today's question is, "What kind of action plan do you have in mind to help motivate the participation of Developers into OWASP community." The format for today's Q&A with potential board members is simple. We ask a single question. Each candidate has 2 minutes to respond to the question. These recordings...

From October 11 - 14, 2016, appsec professionals from around the world will gather in Washington DC to participate in one of this year's main OWASP events, AppSec USA 2016. In this broadcast, I speak with three organizers of the event (Andrew Weidenhamer, Mike McCabe, Patrick Cooley )to get insight as to what to anticipate at the conference, the unique qualities of an AppSec USA event, and a sneak...

Continuing the theme of integrating security in DevOps processes, I spoke with Sacha Lebourey, CEO of Cloudbees, during a stop at CD Summit in London. As one of the main players in the software supply chain for DevOps, I was interested in Sacha's perspective on how automated security fit into that supply chain. We start the discussion with "What is continuous delivery" followed by the place for se...

Sanjeev Sharma is a Distinguished Engineer at IBM. His main concern is how DevOps initiative scale in large enterprises. In this wide ranging discussion recorded during CD Summit in Stockholm, I talk with Sanjeev about DevOps adoption, how security will play a critical role in any automated, scalable solution and the transition of traditional IT operations to the role of service provider.

The "State of the Software Supply Chain Report" featured in today's show is an industry report produced by Sonatype. In the spirit of full disclosure, Mark Miller is the Senior Storyteller and DevOps Advocate for Sonatype. That said, no products are mentioned, nothing is being sold. Sonatype is the steward of the Central Repository and has access to an incredible set of data. The information in th...

Jason Schmitt's passion is to assure security is built into the development process, not just as a bolt-on add-on. His experience in various aspects of software security has led him on a path through mobile, application and cloud security. In our conversation, Jason talks about the value OWASP provides to the community as well as what he perceives as a critical time for the integration between Dev...

The Application Security Verification Standard Project is a Flagship project at OWASP. It provides a basis for testing web application technical security controls and also provides developers with a list of requirements for secure development. I sat down with Andrew van der Stock at AppSecEU 2016 to get the most recent updates on the project and to gain an insight into future plans.

At 2016 AppSecEU in Rome, five teams showed up for the University Challeng. I talked with the organizers of the challenge about the history of the project and two team leaders to see how the challenge was going and what value they were getting by participating in the contest.

In this episode, Jim Manico turns the tables on me for for his 100th podcast. He digs into my past, asks about my motivations for participating in OWASP, inquires on what I hope to accomplish through the series and how DevOps and security can be part of a single conversation when it comes to the software supply chain. Mark Miller is the Senior Storyteller and Developer Evangelist for Sonatype. He...

What can you expect when you attend AppSec EU 2016 in Rome at the end of June? I talk with Bart de Win and Matteo Meucci, conference chair, to see who is coming, why you should and what to expect when AppSec EU goes to one of the world's greatest cities. Registration is open: https://2016.appsec.eu/

To understand more about communication patterns in open source supply chains, Dr. Gail Murphy and Dr. Marc Palyart undertook a study of 1,227 public projects hosted on GitHub. I spoke with Dr. Murphy about the project and what it means for open source developers trying to generate visibility and community around their project. About Dr. Gail Murphy Dr. Murphy is a leading researcher on software ev...

Lawrence Pingree and I were having a discussion in the press room at RSA Conference 2016. We talked about his work with Gartner, analyzing deception as part of cybersecurity. His voice was so passionate, I just had to turn on the recorder. I haven't heard many people talking about this subject, but it's intriguing to think about... more than honeypots, true deception. Have a listen. About Lawrence...

Leigh Honeywell And Ari Rubenstein are Senior Staff Security Engineers at Slack. I saw Leigh on Wendy Nather's panel during RSA Conference 2016 and was interested in getting some insight into what's going on at Slack when it comes to DevOps. As luck would have it, Ari was in the audience, so we were able to step outside into the hallway and talk about how DevOps, security and engineering work toge...

You just have to accept it. The hackers are going to get in. The question is, what are you going to do once they are in? In preparation for Sam Guckenheimer's session at Rugged DevOps, RSA Conference 2016, I spoke with Sam about his work at Microsoft and how his team is working on Security War Games to keep things in check. About Sam Guckenheimer Sam Guckenheimer is Product Owner for the Microsoft...

After John Willis' keynote session next week at Rugged DevOps during RSA Conference 2016, he says he's going to grab a front row seat because he's so excited about the line up. In this interview, I talk with John about his relationship with Josh Corman and how they started working together. We talk about security as part of the software supply chain, the part Docker plays in the reference architec...

Chenxi Wang has had a diverse career in the technology industry, Before her current position as Chief Strategy Officer at Twistlock, she was Vice President, Cloud Security & Strategy at CipherCloud, Vice President, Strategy and Market Intelligence at Intel Security, and Vice President at Forrester Research. Along the way, she has worked on technology education initiatives and is currently at work...

I first met Paula Thrasher at DevOps Summit 2016 in San Francisco. Her message about people at the core of software supply chain processes resonated with me enough that I invited her to participate on a panel at RSA Conference 2016 in San Francisco on February 29. In the run up to the conference, I recorded this call with Paula about what it takes to facilitate a large scale DevOps project for the...

The OWASP Top 10 Proactive Controls Project uses the OWASP Top 10 model as a way to encourage the community to participate in the building and maintenance of a Top 10 project aimed at developers. In this interview, I talk with Jim Manico and Katy Anton on the history of the project, how they anticipate it being utilized, and how they have worked with the community do decide the criteria for buildi...

The WebGoat Project started 10 years ago and has had over 1,000,000 downloads. Version 7.0 is being released this week. I caught with Bruce Mayhew, project lead, to talk about the history of the project, what has been updated in version 7, and what he foresees as the future of this project. https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_WebGoat_Project

Several months ago Johanna Curiel figured she'd had enough and was ready to take a break from OWASP. Recently, she came back and is working tirelessly to revamp the Project Review initiative. I talked with Johanna about why she left, what has changed to make it enticing enough for her to return and what her vision is for the Project Review team in the coming year.

As we move into 2016 and my second year as executive producer of OWASP 24/7, I want to give a quick overview of my objectives for the year and what you can expect from the series.