Episode 210 Deep Dive: Mike Mengell | Strategic Secure Coding: Matching Skilled Problem Solvers to the Right Challenges

In this episode, we are joined by Mike Mengell (CTO & Co-Founder – CTO Labs) as we dive deep into the challenges and solutions in the security specialist field, with a spotlight on the APAC region. Mike is a passionate technologist. He has over 20 years experience within IT and has worked in both corporate and start-up environments, often adapting technical engineering practices to varying clients, cultures and product requirements. Mike has a keen understanding that successful teams are a culmination of culture, behaviours, technology, architecture and development techniques. One particular area of interest is the challenge for tech leaders – and pragmatic strategies available to them across people, platforms and processes – in pursuing a deeply secure, fast and productive core engineering capability, critical for enterprise cyber resilience today. Mike is highly proficient in a range of software engineering practices and has held the role of CTO in a number of companies. He believes in removing waste through repeatable processes and automation. Mike believes in contributing positively to those around him.