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Track Talk Th13

A Practical Approach to Continuous Application Security Testing

Leela Putten

15:30-16:15 CEST Thursday 9th June

Application Security Testing has been gaining a lot of momentum with the popularity of DevSecOps. It’s also a testing discipline that is often seen as highly technical and expensive. With the growing need to understand how to approach and implement continuous application security checks, I would like to share my insights and practical steps on this subject.

For the past 12 years of my career in software testing, I have been on a mission to get the testing team to shift application security testing left, and have simplified the complexity behind this discipline to make it less scary, more practical, and more exciting. Many IT Security teams in South Africa have bought into my concept of sharing responsibilities on certain control checks, and the testing team played a valuable role in ensuring that we run regression security checks on every release – both on the functional and non functional security testing side. It starts by leveraging basic OWASP foundational concepts, freely accessible to most users, to further help them map their roadmap to a secure application landscape.

In this talk, I will cover the WHY, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and HOW of Application Security testing. We will also look at the importance of evolving our security mindset and how to adapt our approach to our current needs. We will also cover some practical use cases in the financial sector and telecommunication sector, and what was delivered. We will end the talk with a look at the security of the future.

What you will learn

  1. Shifting Application Security Testing is not that complicated, and will result in massive savings
  2. Relook at your current structure’s efficiency and assess the needs of your business to be more competitive in the digital space. Aspire to a Secure Lean Value Chain
  3. Debunk security by providing more awareness around its importance and embracing the need to make everyone a part of the security fabric of your business. Instill a security culture

Session Details

  • Introductory
  • 45 Minutes
  • Includes 15mins Q&A
  • Approaches, Techniques & Types of Testing
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Check out this video from Leela Putten to hear more about her talk, ‘A Practical Approach to Continuous Application Security Testing’.

We look forward to welcoming you to EuroSTAR 2022.

Session Speaker

Leela Putten, EuroSTAR 2022 speaker

Leela Putten

IT Specialist Consultant – Qualiblaze, South Africa

Leela Putten is an IT specialist consultant currently working in the non-functional testing and automation enablement delivery space, with a passion for empowering people, chasing her goals, and making a difference. Born in Mauritius, she pursued an Msc in Forensic Informatics in Scotland, and later moved to South Africa for work opportunities and lots of travel adventures. She started working in the security and performance testing field and gained exposure across multiple financial and telecommunication institutions for the past 12 years. Her current focus is technical practice roles across digital transformation projects, enabling ways of working amongst others.

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