AppSecCon

A Virtual Conference
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The World's Biggest Virtual AppSec Conference
By Security Leaders, For Security Leaders
Learn about AppSec's top concerns, best practices, and case studies from  trusted leaders

Our Vision

To connect security leaders and practitioners with a purpose-driven and trusted Community that equips people with the expertise to embrace secure development practices, solve ever-evolving challenges, and ultimately democratize software security.
Hello,

Software Security Leaders & Practitioners

You are invited
Securing software in a world moving at the speed of DevOps is a monumental challenge. To take this challenge head-on, we brought 25+ innovative security leaders together to build a community and write a modern reference book on the State-of-Software-Security.

Our book and the vibrant community supporting it have set out to create awareness, share challenges, and promote best practices that inspire secure development.

We're sharing The Purple Book as a free resource so that people and organizations everywhere can work towards simplifying security, while staying protected and compliant. To power it, we need dynamic insights from leaders across the field. Join us and be a part of software security's ever-evolving dialogue.

Coauthors of the Purple Book

The Purple Book Community Leaders

Shannon Lietz
DevSecOps, Founder, DevSecOps Foundation
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Suchindran Ramachandran
VP / Cyber Security, Mphasis
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Sumit Johar
CIO, Automation Anywhere
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Todd Dekkinga
CISO, Airgap Networks
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Leon Ravenna
CISO, Kar Global
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Gopi Ramamoorthy
CISSP, CISA, CIPP/US, CISM, Sr. Director, Security & GRC Engineering, Symmetry Systems
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Sujeet Bambawale
CISO,
7-Eleven
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Ratinder Ahuja
CTO / VP,
PureStorage
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Prabhath Karanth
Senior Director
Assurance, Compliance & Trust
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Mel Reyes
Head of IT Security,
Getaround
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Sangram Dash
Sr. Director - Security GRC and IAM at CDK Global
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Dustin Lehr
Director, Application Security, Fivetran
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Paul Griffiths
CISO, S&P Global
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Mark Merkow
Application Security Architect, HealthEquity
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Michael Machado
CISO,
Shippo
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Zeid Zumot
IT and Enterprise Security
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Matthew Sharp
CISO, Logicworks
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Sundar Vincent
Information / AppSec-Architect / Strategist, PayPal
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Natarajan K V
AVP / CyberSecurity, FAB
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David Scott
Head of Digital Security and Data Privacy, Natus Medical
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John McCormick
CTO / CISO / Privacy Leader, TIAA Gresham Investment Fund
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Shamyo Chatterjee
Chief Information and Technology Officer, Satellite Healthcare / WellBound
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Srini Cherukuri
Head, Cloud & DevOps Engineering, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Rohit Parchuri
VP, CISO, Yext
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Daniel Hooper
CISO, Varo Bank
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Tejas Shroff
Sr. Director / Managed Security Services, NTT DATA Services
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Timothy Walsh
Principal Information Security Analyst, Mayo Clinic
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Vinodh Kumar Allam
Practice Partner, Wipro Technologies
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Michael Piscatello
Solution Architect, EY
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Selim Aissi
CISO on Sabbatical, Board Director, Board Advisor, Angel Investor, Ex-CISO of EllieMae
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Shaq Khan
Founder and CEO,
Fortifire
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Aarushi Goel
Software Dev. Manager - AppSec,
GoDaddy
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Nick Shevelyov
CSO,
Silicon Valley Bank
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Oleg Gryb
Head of Platform Security Architecture,
LinkedIn
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Patrick Benoit
VP/Global Cyber Governance,
CBRE
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Reza Nazeman
CEO,
CIO Ventures
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Raghav Srinivasan
Engineering Manager,
Dropbox
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Russell Ragar
Head of Product Security, Snapdocs
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Kunal Bhattacharya
Head of Application Security at SentinelOne
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The Security Visionary Checklist:

Do you think today’s software, application, and product security are too complicated and prone to vulnerabilities?
Are you looking to share your expertise in software, application, or product security?
Is networking with and learning from other security thought leaders a personal goal?
If you answered “Yes” to any of these,
Purple might be your new color.
CISOs, CTOs,
and CIOs
Software
Security Influencers
The Purple
Book of Software Security
MSSP
and Security Partners
Analysts
and Academics

One Book, Many Goals

Spread Challenge Awareness
Further knowledge of the biggest roadblocks to software, application, and product security
Create a Valuable Resource
Produce an evolving book of insights and best practices that professionals can put to daily use
Power Networking
Provide a platform for practitioners, thought leaders, and influencers to connect and exchange ideas
Amplify Recognition
Give AppSec evangelists and DevSecOps champions their time in the spotlight, and celebrate their achievements

Testimonials

I am pretty stoked for the launch of The Purple Book & Community. It has been a few months in the making and it was great to exchange insights and experiences with solid security folks. Thank you, team!
Poornaprajna Udupi
CTO, Good Money, ex-Netflix Security
The Purple Book is a useful guide and community of practitioners focused on accelerating software delivery while ensuring it’s secure, enabling digital transformation, and increasing business value.
Shaun Khalfan
SVP, CISO, Discover Financials