Episode 15

What Zero Trust Means for Applications w/ Amanda Alvarez (Trace3) & Brook Schoenfield (Resilient Software Security & True Positives)

In Episode 15, Jacob Garrison interviews Amanda Alvarez (Trace3) & Brook Schoenfield (Resilient Software Security & True Positives).

Amanda Alvarez is a DevSecOps Architect consultant at Trace3 with a passion for helping people learn more about software security. She is a highly-motivated practitioner who enjoys creating developer-oriented solutions with an emphasis on increasing effective feedback loops to help companies balance agility with security. Her mission is to spread awareness on scalable and sustainable software security programs so that people and their data remain protected from evolving threats. Outside of continuously learning more about cyber security, she enjoys gardening and hiking the mountains of Colorado.


Brook Schoenfield has authored six security books, taught 100’s of security architects, and 1000’s have attended his threat modelling trainings. He was the technical lead for five software security programs and 4 consulting practices. Brook is currently the CTO of Resilient Software Security and True Positives' Chief Software Security Strategist. He helps organizations and technical leaders improve their software security practices. He also teaches at the University of Montana.


Amanda, Brook, and Jacob talked about:


↳ Never trust and always verify


↳ Design for secure-by-default


↳ Security being a moving target


And so much more.


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Jacob Garrison

Jacob is the host of Champions of Security and is passionate about keeping software safe. He works as a security researcher at Bionic, an application security posture management company. Before Bionic, he worked as a software engineer. Jacob believes that security and development should build a symbiotic relationship to ensure their customers receive secure products.