Alex Olsen -- Security champions, empowering developers, and AppSec training

Alex leads the Cyber Security Consulting Group, part of Rakuten's Cyber Security Defense Department. The group's dedication is to providing global security services, including security architecture, DevSecOps tooling and integration services, delivery of technical training, and running Rakuten's Security Champion community. His focus is on empowering teams to improve security throughout the development lifecycle. Alex Olsen leads the Cybersecurity Consulting Group, part of Rakuten's Cybersecurity Defense Department. The group is dedicated to providing global security services, including security architecture, DevSecOps tooling and integration services, delivery of technical training, and the running of Rakuten's Security Champion Community. Alex joins us to talk about security champions, one of the topics that's near and dear to my heart.The Application Security Podcast is brought to you by Security Journey.About Security JourneyWe help enterprises reduce vulnerabilities through application security education for developers and everyone in the SDLC.→ Learn more about Security JourneyConnect with Alex Olsen:→ Rakuten: Democratizing AppSec→ OWASP Global AppSec APACMentioned in this episode:→ Rakuten: Democratizing AppSec→ OWASP Global AppSec APACFollow the Application Security Podcast:➜ Home➜ X➜ LinkedIn➜ YouTube➜ Instagram➜ FacebookChapters:00:00 Meet Alex Olsen: Security champions, empowering developers, and AppSec training03:54 There was a term that was used, democratizing AppSec. And it07:00 Yeah. So, I guess what's the trade-off then when you— it10:21 Like, they are the police because they can stop deployments, they11:36 Yeah, so the kind of primary thing we want to talk15:03 What's been your response or your experience with that19:43 I'm listening to kind of— you're describing an onboarding process for22:21 We think about, like, scope, cost, and effort, levels of effort26:50 There's lots of excitement, right35:21 Tactically or specifically about individual champions now. What have you seen46:20 It was the return on investment. So, you know, what are53:59 From a key takeaway perspective now, so let's kind of summarize