Elissa Shevinsky — Be Kind, Security People — 5 Minute AppSec

Why should kindness matter in an industry responsible for protecting money, systems, and sometimes lives? Elissa Shevinsky argues that high stakes do not justify gatekeeping, arrogance, or treating newcomers badly. Drawing on the community conversation around her SecretCon event and Rob Graham’s “InfoSec is Good People” post, she acknowledges why security practitioners value competence while rejecting meanness as a professional virtue. The field has more work than people available to do it, making a welcoming culture a practical necessity as well as an ethical one. Her message in this short episode is direct: hackers and defenders share one community, and that community becomes stronger when its members choose to be kind.The Application Security Podcast is brought to you by Security Journey.About Security JourneySecurity Journey provides application security education for developers and everyone in the software development lifecycle.→ Learn more about Security JourneyConnect with Elissa Shevinsky:→ Elissa Shevinsky on LinkedInMentioned in this episode:→ InfoSec is Good PeopleFollow the Application Security Podcast:➜ Home➜ X➜ LinkedIn➜ YouTube➜ Instagram➜ FacebookChapters:00:00 Why kindness matters in information security00:20 Rejecting gatekeeping as a security virtue02:07 Continue with the full interview