AI-Driven AppSec: Shan Kulkarni on Nullify, Hiring Challenges, and the Future of Cybersecurity in Australia

SummaryShan Kulkarni is the co-founder and CEO of Nullify, a product designed to augment AppSec teams with AI agents capable of carrying out multiple levels of product security work autonomously. Prior to Nullify, Shan worked in roles such as Cloud Operations Lead at UNSW Redback Racing, and Cloud Security Engineer at CMD Solutions Australia. In this conversation with Cole Cornford, Shan discusses the challenges of starting a business, and in particular the challenges of hiring, the state of AppSec in Australia, what the future might hold for the industry, and plenty more.Timestamps1:30 - Shan's career background5:30 - Why AppSec is so often inefficient and expensive9:00 - Bigh tech has a monopoly on AppSec talent12:30 - Shan's journey from consultant to founding a company15:40 - Biggest mistakes when starting a business19:20 - Selling products/services to devs is extremely difficult25:00 - Where Shan sees AppSec going28:00 - Consolidation of security products32:00 - What security leaders are struggling with: visibility34:00 - Rapid fire questionsMentioned in this episode:Call for FeedbackThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpSpotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/