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David Lindner, Chief Information Security Officer

David is an experienced application security professional with over 20 years in cybersecurity. In addition to serving as the chief information security officer, David leads the Contrast Labs team that is focused on analyzing threat intelligence to help enterprise clients develop more proactive approaches to their application security programs. Throughout his career, David has worked within multiple disciplines in the security field—from application development, to network architecture design and support, to IT security and consulting, to security training, to application security. Over the past decade, David has specialized in all things related to mobile applications and securing them. He has worked with many clients across industry sectors, including financial, government, automobile, healthcare, and retail. David is an active participant in numerous bug bounty programs.

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    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 7/14

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 7/14

    Insight #1 Big news from Contrast! I’m proud to announce that we’re open sourcing our internal AI policy. By sharing..

    Contrast Responsible AI Policy Project: Keeping your business safe in the AI era

    Contrast Responsible AI Policy Project: Keeping your business safe in the AI era

    Contrast Security is announcing the launch of the Contrast Responsible AI Policy Project, a pioneering initiative in..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 6/23

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 6/23

    Insight #1 "AI is not going to solve the 20-plus-year-old problem of Application Security, but it will do one of two..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 6/16

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 6/16

    Insight #1 " Cyber insurance premiums have skyrocketed (50%) because of ransomware, and there is no end in sight. Not..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 6/9

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 6/9

    Insight #1 " Treat AI-generated code as inaccurate and insecure from the start and make sure it goes through all the..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 6/2

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 6/2

    Insight #1 "AI scams are on the rise. It’s time for extra diligence when interacting with anything claiming to be AI."..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 5/26

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 5/26

    Insight #1 "An OWASP Top Ten for Generative AI has spawned. This will be fun to follow!" Insight #2 "It costs more to..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 5/19

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 5/19

    Insight #1 " Be extremely careful of ChatGPT lookalikes and fakes as scammers are taking advantage of the buzz and..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 5/12

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 5/12

    Insight #1 "Privacy is becoming a problem for many organizations. In a 2023 report by IAPP, 80% of consumers sometimes..