[121] Application Security: What MSPs and MSSPs Should Know for Success

In this episode, Richard talks to Michael George, CEO of Invicti Security. They’re an accurate automated application security testing platform that scales like no other solution.Michael tells Richard about his past experience of leading Continuum, and what the buyout and merger process was like. He also explains what led him to found Invicti, and how the business helps MSPs. They talk about the importance of a positive company culture and how Michael and the Invicti team build and nurture theirs. Michael also explains the organisation’s relationship with the wider cybersecurity company and how it fits in to the MSP market.Richard asks Michael why he thinks that application security testing is so important in modern cybersecurity, the practicalities of solution consolidation in cybersecurity, and how Invicti helps MSPs manage risk in a scalable way.They also look at the good and the bad when it comes to private equity funding for MSP vendors and how to spot red flags, what’s next for Invicti and what’s next for Michael – including mountain climbing.Mentioned in This EpisodeInvictiConnectWiseJiraJenkinsServiceNowA3Sec SASSmart Solution Consulting GmbHMonogoBulletproofKaseyaLinuxSummit Partners (growth equity firm)Book: David Foster Wallace: Infinite JestDavid Foster Wallace Kenyon College commencement address: This is WaterInvicti's AppSec Indicator reportInvicti's MSSP ProgramInvicti Resources Library