Secure Code Warrior turns 8: All aboard the rocket ship
This week, we officially celebrate eight years of Secure Code Warrior. On the one hand, that’s 350 times the length of the Apollo 11 mission, as well as the equivalent of 45,000 games of football, or playing Super Mario Odyssey 5696 times to the end. On the other, it’s just one-thirtieth the lifespan of a Giant Tortoise (250 years, if you’re wondering). In the world of a high-growth startup, it represents a journey of many twists, turns, lessons, and accomplishments, many of which were unimaginable when we were first inking our business plan.
Between the ever-present threat of recession, military conflict, and some of the most disruptive data breaches we have experienced to date, 2022 wasn’t the most positive year for many, myself included. It would be disingenuous for me to say it was anything but a grind to the finish line, but I remain proud of our resilience in the face of ongoing global challenges. We have an exceptional team, and each one of us is truly dedicated to driving success in enterprise security programs, by placing developers at the heart of a transformational, defensive approach to problems that have existed for a very long time.We have forged our own path and prevailed. While we might not be the only “gamified” cybersecurity education option on the planet, one thing is sure: nobody else has our vision, persistence, or our founding team, and we have been through a lot together.
Our birthday milestones are often utilized to reflect on key events from the past year, but this time, I want to highlight just how special it is that we have achieved such growth while retaining the same six people we crammed into a tiny office on day one.
We found our niche, and work together every day to execute a vision that we believe will change the way developers view their role in security. It’s a big job, but we haven’t forgotten our roots and the importance of our bond.
We have a long road ahead, but with this core and a growing team of enthusiastic, empathetic, and dedicated individuals, I truly believe we can have a hand in changing the status quo of security in software development.
And you know what makes me so confident? From the beginning, we placed emphasis on diversity and considered it a pillar of strength in the team. The best organizations are built with the contributions of people from varied backgrounds, cultures, and walks of life. We added over one hundred new people to the team in the past year, and I am proud to say we are a melting pot of approaches that culminate into a formidable, talented group of human beings that can launch us into the proverbial stratosphere.
If the past three years have taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected, but the constant that I can rely upon is that we’ve got each other’s backs, and slowly, but surely, we’re helping make software safer. And we’re doing it without losing our sense of adventure.
This week, we officially celebrate eight years of Secure Code Warrior. On the one hand, that’s 350 times the length of the Apollo 11 mission, as well as the equivalent of 45,000 games of football, or playing Super Mario Odyssey 5696 times to the end. On the other, it’s just one-thirtieth the lifespan of a Giant Tortoise (250 years, if you’re wondering). In the world of a high-growth startup, it represents a journey of many twists, turns, lessons, and accomplishments, many of which were unimaginable when we were first inking our business plan.
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and Co-Founder
Secure Code Warrior is here for your organization to help you secure code across the entire software development lifecycle and create a culture in which cybersecurity is top of mind. Whether you’re an AppSec Manager, Developer, CISO, or anyone involved in security, we can help your organization reduce risks associated with insecure code.
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Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and Co-Founder
Pieter Danhieux is a globally recognized security expert, with over 12 years experience as a security consultant and 8 years as a Principal Instructor for SANS teaching offensive techniques on how to target and assess organizations, systems and individuals for security weaknesses. In 2016, he was recognized as one of the Coolest Tech people in Australia (Business Insider), awarded Cyber Security Professional of the Year (AISA - Australian Information Security Association) and holds GSE, CISSP, GCIH, GCFA, GSEC, GPEN, GWAPT, GCIA certifications.
This week, we officially celebrate eight years of Secure Code Warrior. On the one hand, that’s 350 times the length of the Apollo 11 mission, as well as the equivalent of 45,000 games of football, or playing Super Mario Odyssey 5696 times to the end. On the other, it’s just one-thirtieth the lifespan of a Giant Tortoise (250 years, if you’re wondering). In the world of a high-growth startup, it represents a journey of many twists, turns, lessons, and accomplishments, many of which were unimaginable when we were first inking our business plan.
Between the ever-present threat of recession, military conflict, and some of the most disruptive data breaches we have experienced to date, 2022 wasn’t the most positive year for many, myself included. It would be disingenuous for me to say it was anything but a grind to the finish line, but I remain proud of our resilience in the face of ongoing global challenges. We have an exceptional team, and each one of us is truly dedicated to driving success in enterprise security programs, by placing developers at the heart of a transformational, defensive approach to problems that have existed for a very long time.We have forged our own path and prevailed. While we might not be the only “gamified” cybersecurity education option on the planet, one thing is sure: nobody else has our vision, persistence, or our founding team, and we have been through a lot together.
Our birthday milestones are often utilized to reflect on key events from the past year, but this time, I want to highlight just how special it is that we have achieved such growth while retaining the same six people we crammed into a tiny office on day one.
We found our niche, and work together every day to execute a vision that we believe will change the way developers view their role in security. It’s a big job, but we haven’t forgotten our roots and the importance of our bond.
We have a long road ahead, but with this core and a growing team of enthusiastic, empathetic, and dedicated individuals, I truly believe we can have a hand in changing the status quo of security in software development.
And you know what makes me so confident? From the beginning, we placed emphasis on diversity and considered it a pillar of strength in the team. The best organizations are built with the contributions of people from varied backgrounds, cultures, and walks of life. We added over one hundred new people to the team in the past year, and I am proud to say we are a melting pot of approaches that culminate into a formidable, talented group of human beings that can launch us into the proverbial stratosphere.
If the past three years have taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected, but the constant that I can rely upon is that we’ve got each other’s backs, and slowly, but surely, we’re helping make software safer. And we’re doing it without losing our sense of adventure.
This week, we officially celebrate eight years of Secure Code Warrior. On the one hand, that’s 350 times the length of the Apollo 11 mission, as well as the equivalent of 45,000 games of football, or playing Super Mario Odyssey 5696 times to the end. On the other, it’s just one-thirtieth the lifespan of a Giant Tortoise (250 years, if you’re wondering). In the world of a high-growth startup, it represents a journey of many twists, turns, lessons, and accomplishments, many of which were unimaginable when we were first inking our business plan.
Between the ever-present threat of recession, military conflict, and some of the most disruptive data breaches we have experienced to date, 2022 wasn’t the most positive year for many, myself included. It would be disingenuous for me to say it was anything but a grind to the finish line, but I remain proud of our resilience in the face of ongoing global challenges. We have an exceptional team, and each one of us is truly dedicated to driving success in enterprise security programs, by placing developers at the heart of a transformational, defensive approach to problems that have existed for a very long time.We have forged our own path and prevailed. While we might not be the only “gamified” cybersecurity education option on the planet, one thing is sure: nobody else has our vision, persistence, or our founding team, and we have been through a lot together.
Our birthday milestones are often utilized to reflect on key events from the past year, but this time, I want to highlight just how special it is that we have achieved such growth while retaining the same six people we crammed into a tiny office on day one.
We found our niche, and work together every day to execute a vision that we believe will change the way developers view their role in security. It’s a big job, but we haven’t forgotten our roots and the importance of our bond.
We have a long road ahead, but with this core and a growing team of enthusiastic, empathetic, and dedicated individuals, I truly believe we can have a hand in changing the status quo of security in software development.
And you know what makes me so confident? From the beginning, we placed emphasis on diversity and considered it a pillar of strength in the team. The best organizations are built with the contributions of people from varied backgrounds, cultures, and walks of life. We added over one hundred new people to the team in the past year, and I am proud to say we are a melting pot of approaches that culminate into a formidable, talented group of human beings that can launch us into the proverbial stratosphere.
If the past three years have taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected, but the constant that I can rely upon is that we’ve got each other’s backs, and slowly, but surely, we’re helping make software safer. And we’re doing it without losing our sense of adventure.
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Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and Co-Founder
Pieter Danhieux is a globally recognized security expert, with over 12 years experience as a security consultant and 8 years as a Principal Instructor for SANS teaching offensive techniques on how to target and assess organizations, systems and individuals for security weaknesses. In 2016, he was recognized as one of the Coolest Tech people in Australia (Business Insider), awarded Cyber Security Professional of the Year (AISA - Australian Information Security Association) and holds GSE, CISSP, GCIH, GCFA, GSEC, GPEN, GWAPT, GCIA certifications.
This week, we officially celebrate eight years of Secure Code Warrior. On the one hand, that’s 350 times the length of the Apollo 11 mission, as well as the equivalent of 45,000 games of football, or playing Super Mario Odyssey 5696 times to the end. On the other, it’s just one-thirtieth the lifespan of a Giant Tortoise (250 years, if you’re wondering). In the world of a high-growth startup, it represents a journey of many twists, turns, lessons, and accomplishments, many of which were unimaginable when we were first inking our business plan.
Between the ever-present threat of recession, military conflict, and some of the most disruptive data breaches we have experienced to date, 2022 wasn’t the most positive year for many, myself included. It would be disingenuous for me to say it was anything but a grind to the finish line, but I remain proud of our resilience in the face of ongoing global challenges. We have an exceptional team, and each one of us is truly dedicated to driving success in enterprise security programs, by placing developers at the heart of a transformational, defensive approach to problems that have existed for a very long time.We have forged our own path and prevailed. While we might not be the only “gamified” cybersecurity education option on the planet, one thing is sure: nobody else has our vision, persistence, or our founding team, and we have been through a lot together.
Our birthday milestones are often utilized to reflect on key events from the past year, but this time, I want to highlight just how special it is that we have achieved such growth while retaining the same six people we crammed into a tiny office on day one.
We found our niche, and work together every day to execute a vision that we believe will change the way developers view their role in security. It’s a big job, but we haven’t forgotten our roots and the importance of our bond.
We have a long road ahead, but with this core and a growing team of enthusiastic, empathetic, and dedicated individuals, I truly believe we can have a hand in changing the status quo of security in software development.
And you know what makes me so confident? From the beginning, we placed emphasis on diversity and considered it a pillar of strength in the team. The best organizations are built with the contributions of people from varied backgrounds, cultures, and walks of life. We added over one hundred new people to the team in the past year, and I am proud to say we are a melting pot of approaches that culminate into a formidable, talented group of human beings that can launch us into the proverbial stratosphere.
If the past three years have taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected, but the constant that I can rely upon is that we’ve got each other’s backs, and slowly, but surely, we’re helping make software safer. And we’re doing it without losing our sense of adventure.
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Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and Co-Founder
Secure Code Warrior is here for your organization to help you secure code across the entire software development lifecycle and create a culture in which cybersecurity is top of mind. Whether you’re an AppSec Manager, Developer, CISO, or anyone involved in security, we can help your organization reduce risks associated with insecure code.
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Secure by Design: Defining Best Practices, Enabling Developers and Benchmarking Preventative Security Outcomes
In this research paper, Secure Code Warrior co-founders, Pieter Danhieux and Dr. Matias Madou, Ph.D., along with expert contributors, Chris Inglis, Former US National Cyber Director (now Strategic Advisor to Paladin Capital Group), and Devin Lynch, Senior Director, Paladin Global Institute, will reveal key findings from over twenty in-depth interviews with enterprise security leaders including CISOs, a VP of Application Security, and software security professionals.
Benchmarking Security Skills: Streamlining Secure-by-Design in the Enterprise
Finding meaningful data on the success of Secure-by-Design initiatives is notoriously difficult. CISOs are often challenged when attempting to prove the return on investment (ROI) and business value of security program activities at both the people and company levels. Not to mention, it’s particularly difficult for enterprises to gain insights into how their organizations are benchmarked against current industry standards. The President’s National Cybersecurity Strategy challenged stakeholders to “embrace security and resilience by design.” The key to making Secure-by-Design initiatives work is not only giving developers the skills to ensure secure code, but also assuring the regulators that those skills are in place. In this presentation, we share a myriad of qualitative and quantitative data, derived from multiple primary sources, including internal data points collected from over 250,000 developers, data-driven customer insights, and public studies. Leveraging this aggregation of data points, we aim to communicate a vision of the current state of Secure-by-Design initiatives across multiple verticals. The report details why this space is currently underutilized, the significant impact a successful upskilling program can have on cybersecurity risk mitigation, and the potential to eliminate categories of vulnerabilities from a codebase.
Secure code training topics & content
Our industry-leading content is always evolving to fit the ever changing software development landscape with your role in mind. Topics covering everything from AI to XQuery Injection, offered for a variety of roles from Architects and Engineers to Product Managers and QA. Get a sneak peak of what our content catalog has to offer by topic and role.
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Revealed: How the Cyber Industry Defines Secure by Design
In our latest white paper, our Co-Founders, Pieter Danhieux and Dr. Matias Madou, Ph.D., sat down with over twenty enterprise security leaders, including CISOs, AppSec leaders and security professionals, to figure out the key pieces of this puzzle and uncover the reality behind the Secure by Design movement. It’s a shared ambition across the security teams, but no shared playbook.
Is Vibe Coding Going to Turn Your Codebase Into a Frat Party?
Vibe coding is like a college frat party, and AI is the centerpiece of all the festivities, the keg. It’s a lot of fun to let loose, get creative, and see where your imagination can take you, but after a few keg stands, drinking (or, using AI) in moderation is undoubtedly the safer long-term solution.
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