EP 47 — Manicode Security’s Jim Manico on Addressing OWASP Top Ten Issues Through Better Security and Developer Partnerships

Future of Application Security

In this special episode of the Future of Application Security, recorded at the Developers & Security are Friends Day, Eric speaks with Jim Manico, Founder and CEO of Manicode Security, a secure coding education firm. They discuss the various challenges around certain items on the OWASP Top Ten list, including server side request forgery and access control, and how security and developers can partner for better logging and alerting. They also talk about the courses Jim offers and why the biggest one in demand today is AI and security.

Topics discussed:

• What are the biggest changes in the OWASP Top Ten, and the challenges that accompany two of the list’s issues: server side request forgery and access control.
• What issue is Jim surprised to see on the OWASP Top Ten.
• How developers and security can work more closely together to create a better approach to logging and alerting.
• Why the best approach to DevOps is to have it as a service and a liaison team, not as a merger of individuals from across the organization.
• Why training on AI and security is increasing in demand today.
• How security professionals and developers are like professional wrestling superstars.