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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 things…add to the noise of SAST or kill off SAST completely allowing businesses to move on to bigger and better runtime analysis of their applications. I vote for the latter."
 

Insight #2

"The cyber security talent shortage is not just about hiring new people into the field, that’s easy. It’s about hiring them and providing them with a path to success. The problem is most organizations are budget-strapped and resource constrained with zero ability to provide that training and mentorship. It’s complex, and it won’t fix itself."
 

Insight #3

"If you are still blocking copy/paste for the username and password fields of your web application, please stop. All it does is keep users from successfully using password managers and decrease the strength of their passwords."
David Lindner, Chief Information Security Officer

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.